Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: 2024-10-16

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	9
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-28746 CVE-2021-47385 CVE-2024-36244 CVE-2024-39472 CVE-2024-41056 CVE-2024-41066 CVE-2024-42090 CVE-2024-42272 CVE-2024-42284
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-476 CWE-399 CWE-125 CWE-20 CWE-401 CWE-667 CWE-908 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU87457

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28746

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution from some register files for some Intel Atom Processors. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU90469

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [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-2021-47385

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the w83792d_detect_subclients() function in drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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: #VU93252

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [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-2024-36244

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the parse_taprio_schedule() function in net/sched/sch_taprio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU93820

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-2024-39472

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 xlog_do_recovery_pass() function in fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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.

5) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU95107

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-2024-41056

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the cs_dsp_coeff_parse_alg() and cs_dsp_coeff_parse_coeff() functions in drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU94927

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-2024-41066

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ibmvnic_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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.

7) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU94988

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-2024-42090

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the create_pinctrl() function in drivers/pinctrl/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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.

8) Use of uninitialized resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU96171

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-2024-42272

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the DEFINE_MUTEX() and offsetof() functions in net/sched/act_ct.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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.

9) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU96176

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42284

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the tipc_udp_addr2str() function in net/tipc/udp_media.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8157

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.