CVE-2024-50165

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve param-string when parsing mount options In bpfparseparam, keep the value of param-string intact so it can be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param-string will be leaked as shown below:...

CVE-2024-50165 bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve param-string when parsing mount options In bpfparseparam, keep the value of param-string intact so it can be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param-string will be leaked as shown below:...

CVE-2024-50165

CVE-2024-50165 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the bpf_parse_param path (kernel/bpf/inode.c) where param->string was not preserved after parsing mount options, leading to a memory leak in kmem. The 8-byte leak and related stack traces were observed in kmemleak/memdup_user usage. The issue h...

CVE-2024-50165 bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve param-string when parsing mount options In bpfparseparam, keep the value of param-string intact so it can be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param-string will be leaked as shown below:...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in Linux kernel that stems from the failure to properly preserve param-string when parsing the mount option...

buildah: Buildah allows arbitrary directory mount

A vulnerability was found in Buildah. Cache mounts do not properly validate that user-specified paths for the cache are within our cache directory, allowing a RUN instruction in a Container file to mount an arbitrary directory from the host read/write into the container as long as those files can...

podman: Build Context Bind Mount

A flaw was found in Podman. In a Containerfile or Podman, data written to RUN --mount=type=bind mounts during the podman build is not discarded. This issue can lead to files created within the container appearing in the temporary build context directory on the host, leaving the created files...

RHEL 8 : container-tools:rhel8 (RHSA-2024:8707)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8707 advisory. The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc. Security Fixes: buildah: Buildah...

AlmaLinux 8 : container-tools:rhel8 (ALSA-2024:8846)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:8846 advisory. Podman: Buildah: cri-o: FIPS Crypto-Policy Directory Mounting Issue in containers/common Go Library CVE-2024-9341 Buildah: Podman: Improper Input Validati...

Buildah: Podman: Improper Input Validation in bind-propagation Option of Dockerfile RUN --mount Instruction

A vulnerability exists in the bind-propagation option of the Dockerfile RUN --mount instruction. The system does not properly validate the input passed to this option, allowing users to pass arbitrary parameters to the mount instruction. This issue can be exploited to mount sensitive directories...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security update

An update for the container-tools:rhel8 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

ALSA-2024:8846 Important: container-tools:rhel8 security update

The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc. Security Fixes: Podman: Buildah: cri-o: FIPS Crypto-Policy Directory Mounting Issue in containers/common Go Library CVE-2024-9341 Buildah: Podman: Improper Input Validation in...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2024:3851-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2024:3851-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3851-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-15040024116 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2024-35905: Fixed in...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update

An update for podman is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

buildah: Buildah allows arbitrary directory mount

A vulnerability was found in Buildah. Cache mounts do not properly validate that user-specified paths for the cache are within our cache directory, allowing a RUN instruction in a Container file to mount an arbitrary directory from the host read/write into the container as long as those files can...

buildah: Buildah allows arbitrary directory mount

A vulnerability was found in Buildah. Cache mounts do not properly validate that user-specified paths for the cache are within our cache directory, allowing a RUN instruction in a Container file to mount an arbitrary directory from the host read/write into the container as long as those files can...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 15 SP4)

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-15040024116 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2024-35905: Fixed int overflow for stack access size bsc1226327. CVE-2021-47598: schcake: do not call cakedestroy from cakeinit bsc1227471. CVE-2024-35863: Fixed potential UAF ...

SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 21 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2024:3777-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3777-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-15040024100 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2021-47598: schcake:...

PT-2024-35518

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.12.0-rc5 Description The issue arises when io uring starts a write, calling kiocb start write to bump the super block rwsem, which can cause a deadlock if someone is attempting to freeze the mount point. This...