(RHSA-2024:5928) Important: kernel security update

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

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: nftables: nft_set_rbtree skip end interval element from gc (CVE-2024-26581)

• kernel: netfilter: nft_limit: reject configurations that cause integer overflow (CVE-2024-26668)

• kernel: vfio/pci: Lock external INTx masking ops (CVE-2024-26810)

• kernel: net: ice: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ice_bridge_setlink() (CVE-2024-26855)

• kernel: x86/xen: Add some null pointer checking to smp.c (CVE-2024-26908)

• kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path (CVE-2024-26925)

• kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_expr_type_get() (CVE-2024-27020)

• kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_obj_type_get() (CVE-2024-27019)

• kernel: netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header (CVE-2024-27016)

• kernel: netfilter: bridge: confirm multicast packets before passing them up the stack (CVE-2024-27415)

• kernel: netfilter: bridge: replace physindev with physinif in nf_bridge_info (CVE-2024-35839)

• kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_flowtable_type_get() (CVE-2024-35898)

• kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: discard table flag update with pending basechain deletion (CVE-2024-35897)

• kernel: netfilter: validate user input for expected length (CVE-2024-35896)

• kernel: netfilter: complete validation of user input (CVE-2024-35962)

• kernel: ice: fix LAG and VF lock dependency in ice_reset_vf() (CVE-2024-36003)

• kernel: cxl/port: Fix delete_endpoint() vs parent unregistration race (CVE-2023-52771)

• kernel: tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc (CVE-2023-52880)

• kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix off by one in qla_edif_app_getstats() (CVE-2024-36025)

• kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix netif state handling (CVE-2024-38608)

• kernel: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic (CVE-2024-38579)

• kernel: RDMA/rxe: Fix seg fault in rxe_comp_queue_pkt (CVE-2024-38544)

• kernel: bnxt_re: avoid shift undefined behavior in bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq (CVE-2024-38540)

• kernel: net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes (CVE-2024-38538)

• kernel: md/raid5: fix deadlock that raid5d() wait for itself to clear MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING (CVE-2024-39476)

• kernel: ipv6: fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from() (CVE-2024-40905)

• kernel: wifi: cfg80211: Lock wiphy in cfg80211_get_station (CVE-2024-40911)

• kernel: wifi: mac80211: Fix deadlock in ieee80211_sta_ps_deliver_wakeup() (CVE-2024-40912)

• kernel: mm/huge_memory: don't unpoison huge_zero_folio (CVE-2024-40914)

• kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids (CVE-2024-40929)

• kernel: net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail (CVE-2024-40939)

• kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation (CVE-2024-40941)

• kernel: seg6: fix parameter passing when calling NF_HOOK() in End.DX4 and End.DX6 behaviors (CVE-2024-40957)

• kernel: scsi: qedi: Fix crash while reading debugfs attribute (CVE-2024-40978)

• kernel: tipc: force a dst refcount before doing decryption (CVE-2024-40983)

• kernel: virtio-net: tap: mlx5_core short frame denial of service (CVE-2024-41090)

• kernel: virtio-net: tun: mlx5_core short frame denial of service (CVE-2024-41091)

• kernel: udp: Set SOCK_RCU_FREE earlier in udp_lib_get_port() (CVE-2024-41041)

• kernel: NFSv4: Fix memory leak in nfs4_set_security_label (CVE-2024-41076)

• kernel: net: ntb_netdev: Move ntb_netdev_rx_handler() to call netif_rx() from __netif_rx() (CVE-2024-42110)

• kernel: nvmet: fix a possible leak when destroy a ctrl during qp establishment (CVE-2024-42152)

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.