SB2024043094 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: April 30, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40283)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the l2cap_sock_release() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26586)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can trigger stack corruption and crash the kernel.
3) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46915)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation within the nft_limit_init() function in net/netfilter/nft_limit.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26602)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.