Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support update for linux-firmware

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU78572

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20593

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in AMD Zen2 processors. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability was dubbed Zenbleed.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.0

linux-firmware (Red Hat package): before 20220209-128.el9_0

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5607

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.