SB2022110868 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: November 8, 2022 Updated: June 26, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 26 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2639)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the reserve_sfa_size() function in the openvswitch kernel module in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system or escalate privileges.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36946)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the nfqnl_mangle() function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel when processing IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Improper update of reference count (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29581)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper update of reference count in net/sched in Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28893)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
5) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28390)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
6) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27950)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform denial of service attack.
7) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26373)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in Intel CPU processors. A local user can bypass the expected architecture isolation between contexts and gain access to sensitive information on the system.
8) Missing initialization of resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24448)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing initialization of resource within the fs/nfs/dir.c in the Linux kernel. If an application sets the O_DIRECTORY flag, and tries to open a regular file, nfs_atomic_open() performs a regular lookup. If a regular file is found, ENOTDIR should occur, but the server instead returns uninitialized data in the file descriptor.
9) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23960)
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restrictions of cache speculation. A local user can leverage the shared branch history in the Branch History Buffer (BHB) to influence mispredicted branches and gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability was dubbed Spectre-BHB.
10) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21499)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the kernel debugger when booted in secure boot environments. A local privileged user can bypass UEFI Secure Boot restrictions.
11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20368)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the packet_recvmsg() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and potentially escalate privileges on the system.
12) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2938)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Linux kernel implementation of Pressure Stall Information. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2586)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the the netfilter subsystem implementation in Linux kernel when preventing one nft object from referencing an nft set in another nft table. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
14) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36516)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) or MitM attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID assignment policy in Linux kernel. A remote attacker can inject data into a victim's TCP session or terminate that session.
15) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2078)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
16) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1852)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel’s KVM module. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c.
17) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1184)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() function in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component.. A local user can trigger use-after-free and perform a denial of service attack.
18) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1055)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tc_new_tfilter in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
19) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1048)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel’s sound subsystem in the way a user triggers concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges and perform a denial-of-service attack.
20) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1016)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain in Linux kernel.. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
21) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0854)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Linux kernel’s DMA subsystem when processing DMA_FROM_DEVICE calls. A local user can trigger a memory leak error and read random memory from the kernel space.
22) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0617)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality. A local user can supply a malicious UDF image to the udf_file_write_iter() function and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
23) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0168)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel’s smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS). A privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
24) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30002)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the webcam support driver in video_usercopy() function in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
25) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3640)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in sco_sock_sendmsg() function of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem. A privileged local user can call ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way trigger race condition to escalate privileges on the system.
26) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36558)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving a VT_RESIZEX. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.