(RHSA-2024:1018) Important: kernel security update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: GSM multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-6546)

• kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (CVE-2023-6817)

• kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nft_trans_gc_catchall_sync leads to privilege escalation (CVE-2024-0193)

• kernel: vmwgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (CVE-2022-38096)

• kernel: Use-after-free in nft_verdict_dump due to a race between set GC and transaction (CVE-2023-4244)

• kernel: Out of boundary write in perf_read_group() as result of overflow a perf_event’s read_size (CVE-2023-6931)

• kernel: use-after-free in amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c (CVE-2023-51042)

• kernel: use-after-free during a race condition between a nonblocking atomic commit and a driver unload in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c (CVE-2023-51043)

• kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_setelem_catchall_deactivate() function (CVE-2024-1085)

• kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_verdict_init() function (CVE-2024-1086)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.