Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support update for kernel
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-3609 CVE-2023-4921 CVE-2023-42753 CVE-2023-45871 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 CWE-787 CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU78941
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-2023-3609
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.7
kernel (Red Hat package): before 3.10.0-1062.85.1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0999
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.
2) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU81693
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-2023-4921
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the qfq_dequeue() function within the the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.7
kernel (Red Hat package): before 3.10.0-1062.85.1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0999
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.
3) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU81663
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-2023-42753
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.7
kernel (Red Hat package): before 3.10.0-1062.85.1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0999
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.
4) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU83381
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45871
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the IGB driver in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c when handling frames larger than the MTU. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.7
kernel (Red Hat package): before 3.10.0-1062.85.1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0999
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
