QID 243057

Date Published: 2024-03-14

QID 243057: Red Hat Update for kpatch-patch (RHSA-2024:1278)

This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the rpm post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel...Security Fix(es):

    kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as destination (cve-2024-0646).
    Kernel: use-after-free in sch_qfq network scheduler (cve-2023-4921).
    Kernel: igb driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than mtu (cve-2023-45871).
    Kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in nvme (cve-2023-5178).
    Kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc uaf (cve-2023-4623).
    Kernel: net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited if in qfq_change_agg function happens qfq_enqueue overhead (cve-2023-3611).
    Kernel: nf_tables: stack-out-of-bounds-read in nft_byteorder_eval() (cve-2023-35001).
    Kernel: uaf in nftables when nft_set_lookup_global triggered after handling named and anonymous sets in batch requests (cve-2023-3390).
    Kernel: out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class function (cve-2023-31436).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 8.2 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 8.2 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 - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2024:1278 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2024:1278 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1278