SB2023012380 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: January 23, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2959)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing lock in the pipe_resize_ring() function within the watch queue when performing operations on an object. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2964)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30594)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to mishandling seccomp permissions. A local user can bypass intended restrictions on setting the PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP flag and escalate privileges on the system.
4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3077)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way it handles the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL case. A local user can pass specially crafted data via the ioctl I2C_SMBUS call, trigger memory corruption and crash the kernel.
5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4139)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the i915 kernel driver on Linux kernel. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43945)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attacl.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Linux kernel NFSD implementation. A remote attacker can send the RPC message over TCP with garbage data added at the end of the message, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.