QID 242831

Date Published: 2024-02-07

QID 242831: Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0562)

The kernel packages contain the linux kernel, the core of any linux operating system...Security Fix(es):

    kernel: bpf: incorrect verifier pruning leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe (cve-2023-2163).
    Kernel: tun: bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled in tun_napi_alloc_frags (cve-2023-3812).
    Kernel: use after free in unix_stream_sendpage (cve-2023-4622).
    Kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc uaf (cve-2023-4623).
    Kernel: use-after-free in sch_qfq network scheduler (cve-2023-4921).
    Kernel: netfilter: potential slab-out-of-bound access due to integer underflow (cve-2023-42753).
    Kernel: igb driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than mtu (cve-2023-45871).
    Hw: intel: gather data sampling (gds) side channel vulnerability (cve-2022-40982).
    Kernel: uaf during login when accessing the shost ipaddress (cve-2023-2162).
    Kernel: fbcon: out-of-sync arrays in fbcon_mode_deleted due to wrong con2fb_map assignment (cve-2023-38409).
    Kernel: use-after-free in smb2_is_status_io_timeout() (cve-2023-1192).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server - aus 8.4 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server - tus 8.4 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 8.4 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 8.4 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2024:0562 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2024:0562 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0562