SB2023112451 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel-rt



SB2023112451 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel-rt

Published: November 24, 2023 Updated: January 4, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2023112451
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 52
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 52 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4744)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the tun_free_netdev() function in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.



2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3609)

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 Linux kernel net/sched: cls_u32 component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3611)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c within the Linux kernel net/sched: sch_qfq component. A local user trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4128)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within net/sched/cls_fw.c in classifiers (cls_fw, cls_u32, and cls_route) in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4206)

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 cls_route component in Linux kernel packet scheduler. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4207)

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 cls_fw component in Linux kernel packet scheduler. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4208)

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 cls_u32 component in Linux kernel packet scheduler. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


8) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31436)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the qfq_change_class() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c when handling the MTU value provided to the QFQ Scheduler. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


9) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43975)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait() function in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c in Linux kernel. A local user can attach a specially crafted device to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


10) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3594)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the intr_callback() function in drivers/net/usb/r8152.c can be forced to include excessive data info the log files. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Note, the vulnerability can be triggered remotely.


11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3640)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the 2cap_conn_del() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.



12) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42895)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unauthorized access of uninitialized pointer within the l2cap_parse_conf_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. An attacker with physical proximity to the affected device can gain access to sensitive information.


13) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28388)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the usb_8dev_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


14) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38457)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the vmw_cmd_res_check() function in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the system.


15) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40133)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the vmw_execbuf_tie_context() function in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c. A local user can run a specially crafted program on the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


16) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33951)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when handling GEM objects within the vmw_user_bo_lookup() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


17) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33952)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling vmw_buffer_object objects within the vmw_user_bo_lookup() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.



18) Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40982)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way data is shared between threads whereby the AVX GATHER instructions on Intel processors can forward the content of stale vector registers to dependent instructions. A malicious guest can infer data from different contexts on the same core and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


19) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45869)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel when nested virtualisation and the TDP MMU are enabled. A remote  user on the guest OS can exploit the race and crash the host OS.


20) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4155)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in KVM AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.


21) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30456)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of consistency for for CR0 and CR4 in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


22) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45887)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and crash the kernel.


23) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0458)

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 do_prlimit() function. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


24) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0590)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the qdisc_graft() function in net/sched/sch_api.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


25) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0597)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the Linux kernel cpu_entry_area mapping of X86 CPU data. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


26) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1073)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel human interface device (HID) subsystem. An attacker with physical access to the system can insert in a specific way malicious USB device, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.


27) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1074)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in Linux kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol. A local user can start a malicious network service and then connect to remotely, forcing the kernel to leak memory.


28) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1079)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the asus_kbd_backlight_set() function when plugging in a malicious USB device. An attacker with physical access to the system can inject a malicious USB device, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.



29) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1118)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel integrated infrared receiver/transceiver driver "drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c" when detaching rc device. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.



30) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1206)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a hash collision flaw in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when an attacker makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A remote attacker can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.


31) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1252)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. A local authenticated user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


32) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1382)

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 net/tipc/topsrv.c within the TIPC protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


33) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1989)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the btsdio_remove() function in driversluetoothtsdio.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


34) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1998)

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the Spectre v2 SMT mitigations, related to calling prctl with PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to kernel memory from userspace.


35) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2513)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.



36) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3161)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation in the Framebuffer Console (fbcon) in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


37) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3268)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the relay_file_read_start_pos() function in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the kernel.


38) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3772)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the xfrm_update_ae_params() function in the IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


39) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4132)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the siano smsusb module in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


40) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4732)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition caused by a BUG statement referencing pmd_t x within the pfn_swap_entry_to_page () function. A local user can exploit the race and crash the kernel.


41) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23455)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the atm_tc_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_atm.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


42) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26545)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c during the renaming of a device. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


43) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28328)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the az6027 driver in drivers/media/usb/dev-usb/az6027.c in the Linux Kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


44) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28772)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the seq_buf_putmem_hex() function in lib/seq_buf.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


45) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.


46) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33203)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c. An attacker with physical access to the system can exploit the race by unplugging an emac based device and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


47) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35823)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the saa7134_finidev() function in drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


48) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35824)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the dm1105_remove() function in drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


49) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1075)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the tls_is_tx_ready() function in the net/tls stack of the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


50) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1855)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xgene_hwmon_remove() function in drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c in the Hardware Monitoring Linux Kernel Driver (xgene-hwmon). A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


51) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3141)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the r592_remove() function of drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


52) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3212)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the gfs2 file system in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.