(RHSA-2024:7002) Important: kernel security update

2024-09-2400:08:46

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kernel

security update

x86/xen

tipc

sysfs

mac80211

null pointer

use-after-free

reference leak

out of bounds index

CVSS3

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

Low

JSON

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

Security Fix(es):

kernel: x86/xen: Add some null pointer checking to smp.c (CVE-2024-26908)
kernel: TIPC message reassembly use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-36886)
kernel: fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection() (CVE-2024-26993)
kernel: wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing (CVE-2024-41071)

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
RedHat8ppc64lekernel-tools< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-tools-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lekernel-devel< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-devel-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lepython3-perf< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4python3-perf-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8noarchkernel-doc< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-doc-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.noarch.rpm
RedHat8x86_64python3-perf-debuginfo< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lekernel-debug< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-debug-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8x86_64kernel-debug-devel< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8x86_64kernel-devel< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-devel-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8x86_64kernel-tools-debuginfo< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8noarchkernel-abi-stablelists< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.noarch.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
RedHat	8	ppc64le	kernel-tools	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-tools-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	kernel-devel	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-devel-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	python3-perf	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	python3-perf-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	noarch	kernel-doc	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-doc-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.noarch.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	python3-perf-debuginfo	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	kernel-debug	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-debug-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-debug-devel	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-devel	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-devel-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-tools-debuginfo	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	noarch	kernel-abi-stablelists	< 4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4	kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-305.141.1.el8_4.noarch.rpm