SB2024112612 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel



SB2024112612 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: November 26, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024112612
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41009)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the __aligned(), bpf_ringbuf_alloc(), bpf_ringbuf_restore_from_rec() and __bpf_ringbuf_reserve() functions in kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42244)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the mos7840_port_remove() function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50226)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the mock_decoder_commit() function in tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c, within the cxl_region_invalidate_memregion(), cxl_region_decode_reset(), commit_store() and cxl_region_detach() functions in drivers/cxl/core/region.c, within the cxl_decoder_commit() and cxl_decoder_reset() functions in drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c, within the device_for_each_child_reverse() function in drivers/base/core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.