SB20240731203 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel



SB20240731203 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: July 31, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240731203
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 17
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 17 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52458)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the blkpg_do_ioctl() function in block/ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26773)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ext4_mb_try_best_found() function in fs/ext4/mballoc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26737)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between the bpf_timer_cancel_and_free and bpf_timer_cancel calls in kernel/bpf/helpers.c. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.


4) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26880)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the __dm_internal_suspend() and __dm_internal_resume() functions in drivers/md/dm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26852)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ip6_route_multipath_add() and list_for_each_entry_safe() functions in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


6) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26982)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the squashfs_new_inode() function in fs/squashfs/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27046)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the nfp_fl_lag_do_work() function in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


8) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27030)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the rvu_queue_work(), rvu_mbox_intr_handler() and rvu_register_interrupts() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


9) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35857)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the icmp_build_probe() function in net/ipv4/icmp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


10) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35907)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the mlxbf_gige_open() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxbf_gige/mlxbf_gige_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


11) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35885)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mlxbf_gige_shutdown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxbf_gige/mlxbf_gige_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


12) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52809)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fc_lport_ptp_setup() function in drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47459)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the j1939_netdev_start() function in net/can/j1939/main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


14) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36924)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the lpfc_set_rrq_active() and lpfc_sli_post_recovery_event() functions in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c, within the lpfc_dev_loss_tmo_callbk() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c, within the lpfc_els_retry_delay() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


15) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36952)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the lpfc_vport_delete() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_vport.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


16) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48743)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the xgbe_rx_buf2_len() function in drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


17) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38580)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the __ep_eventpoll_poll() function in fs/eventpoll.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.