SB2024030654 - Fedora 38 update for kernel

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SB2024030654 - Fedora 38 update for kernel

Published: March 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024030654
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1151)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Open vSwitch sub-component in the Linux Kernel. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system. trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52429)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the dm_table_create() function in drivers/md/dm-table.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the kernel and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References