SB2023062741 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel modules
Published: June 27, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023062741
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2700)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the virPCIVirtualFunction array within the parent struct's g_autoptr cleanup. A local user can repeatedly query an SR-IOV PCI device's capabilities to cause memory leak and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.