CentOS 7 update for kernel

Published: 2024-03-27 | Updated: 2024-12-19

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	6
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-26602 CVE-2022-42896 CVE-2023-4921 CVE-2023-45871 CVE-2023-38409 CVE-2024-1086
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-416 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Vulnerability #6 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software	CentOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	CentOS Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU87499

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26602

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in kernel/sched/membarrier.c. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2024-March/099235.html

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: #VU69795

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42896

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the l2cap_connect() and l2cap_le_connect_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. An attacker with physical proximity to the affected device can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2024-March/099235.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU81693

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4921

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 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2024-March/099235.html

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

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45871

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2024-March/099235.html

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.

5) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79497

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38409

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the set_con2fb_map() function in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2024-March/099235.html

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.

6) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU86577

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1086

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the netfilter nf_tables component in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2024-March/099235.html

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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.