SB2024051357 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: May 13, 2024 Updated: December 19, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 57 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6546)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the GSM 0710 tty multiplexor in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1086)
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.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3567)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the vc_screen() function in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4133)
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 cxgb4 driver in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free and crash the kernel.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6932)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ipv4 igmp component in Linux kernel. A local authenticated user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39198)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the QXL driver in the Linux kernel. A local privileged user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51043)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51779)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling bt_sock_ioctl in the Bluetooth subsystem. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
9) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51780)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1085)
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.
11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26582)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in net/tls/tls_sw.c during partial reads and async decrypt. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
12) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26555)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the Bluetooth legacy BR/EDR PIN code pairing. An attacker with physical access can spoof the BD_ADDR of the peer device and complete pairing without knowledge of the PIN.
13) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0480)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memcg does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the filelock_init() function in fs/locks.c. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
14) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38096)
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 vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
15) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6622)
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 nft_dynset_init() function in net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c in nf_tables. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
16) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6915)
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 ida_free() function in lib/idr.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
17) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42754)
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 ipv4_send_dest_unreach() function in net/ipv4/route.c. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
18) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46862)
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 io_uring_show_fdinfo() function in io_uring/fdinfo.c. A local user can trigger a race with SQ thread exit and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
19) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52574)
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 drivers/net/team/team.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
20) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0841)
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 hugetlbfs_fill_super() function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
21) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52448)
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 gfs2_rgrp_dump() function. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
22) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45934)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the l2cap_config_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in Linux kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted L2CAP_CONF_REQ packets to the device, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
23) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6040)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the nf_tables_newtable() function in netfilter nf_tables. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
24) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6531)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when the unix garbage collector's deletion of a SKB races with unix_stream_read_generic() on the socket that the SKB is queued on. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
25) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6931)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel's Performance Events system component. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
26) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24023)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of cryptographic signature in bluetooth implementation. A remote attacker with physical proximity to the system can perform MitM attack and potentially compromise the system.
27) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25775)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the Intel Ethernet Controller RDMA driver for Linux. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain access to sensitive information.
28) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28464)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hci_conn_cleanup() function in net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
29) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28866)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
30) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31083)
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 hci_uart_tty_ioctl() function in drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
31) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37453)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the read_descriptors() function in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c. An attacker with physical access to the system can attach a malicious USB device, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.
32) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39189)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the nfnl_osf_add_callback() function in Linux kernel Netfilter. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
33) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39193)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the sctp_mt_check() function in Netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
34) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6121)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory.
35) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39194)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFRM subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
36) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42756)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Netfilter subsystem. A local user can exploit the race between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP and gain crash the kernel.
37) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45863)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the fill_kobj_path() function in lib/kobject.c. A local user can can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
38) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52434)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the smb2_parse_contexts() function when parsing SMB packets. A remote user can send specially crafted SMB traffic to the affected system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
39) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52489)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the section_deactivate() function in mm/sparse.c. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
40) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52522)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the neigh_periodic_work() function in net/core/neighbour.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
41) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52529)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sony_probe() function in drivers/hid/hid-sony.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
42) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52581)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the nft_trans_gc_space() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
43) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52578)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the br_handle_frame_finish() function in net/bridge/br_input.c. A local user can exploit the race and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
44) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52580)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in net/core/flow_dissector.c. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted PTP ethernet frames to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
45) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52610)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in net/sched/act_ct.c. A local user can force the kernel to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
46) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0565)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the receive_encrypted_standard() function in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the SMB Client sub-component in the Linux Kernel. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious SMB server, trigger an integer underflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
47) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26583)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between async notify and socket close in TLS implementation in net/tls/tls_sw.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger a race condition and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
48) Error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26584)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling backlogging of crypto requests in net/tls/tls_sw.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service attack.
49) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26585)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tls_encrypt_done() function in net/tls/tls_sw.c. A remote attacker user can send specially crafted requests to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
50) 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.
51) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26593)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the i801_block_transaction_by_block() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
52) 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.
53) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26609)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to QUEUE/DROP verdict parameters are rejected within the nft_verdict_init() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
54) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6176)
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 Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality in scatterwalk_copychunks(). A local user can send a malicious packet with specific socket configuration and crash the OS kernel.
55) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52476)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the branch_type() and get_branch_type() functions in arch/x86/events/utils.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.
56) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52620)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the nf_tables_newset() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c when setting timeouts from userspace. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and perform a denial of service attack.
57) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26633)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in NEXTHDR_FRAGMENT handling within the ip6_tnl_parse_tlv_enc_lim() function in net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.