Fedora 40 update for kernel
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-21823 CVE-2024-27401 CVE-2024-27400 CVE-2024-27399 CVE-2024-27398 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-502 CWE-119 CWE-399 CWE-476 CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data
EUVDB-ID: #VU89676
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21823
CWE-ID:
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure deserialization in hardware logic. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 40
kernel: before 6.8.10-300.fc40
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-92664ae6fe
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) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU89675
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27401
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the packet_buffer_get() function in drivers/firewire/nosy.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 40
kernel: before 6.8.10-300.fc40
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-92664ae6fe
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) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU89674
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27400
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in amdgpu driver. A local user can crash the OS kernel.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 40
kernel: before 6.8.10-300.fc40
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-92664ae6fe
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) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU89673
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27399
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error within the l2cap_chan_timeout() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 40
kernel: before 6.8.10-300.fc40
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-92664ae6fe
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU89672
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27398
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the sco_sock_timeout() function in net/bluetooth/sco.c. A remote attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 40
kernel: before 6.8.10-300.fc40
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-92664ae6fe
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
