Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 RT kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: CVE-2024-41014: xfs: add bounds checking to xlogrecoverprocessdata bsc1228408. CVE-2024-41013: xfs: do not walk off the end of a directory data block bsc1228405...

The vulnerability of the ena component in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ena component in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to resource management errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause service failures...

SUSE SLES15: kernel-azure / kernel-azure-devel / kernel-devel-azure / etc (SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLESSAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 advisory. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bugs were...

RLSA-2024:4583 Important: kernel security update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: TIPC message reassembly use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2024-36886 kernel: ethernet: hisilicon: hns: hnsdsafmisc: fix a possible array overflow in hnsdsafgesrstbypo...

Rocky Linux 9 : kernel (RLSA-2024:4583)

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:4583 advisory. kernel: TIPC message reassembly use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2024-36886 kernel: ethernet: hisilicon: hns: hnsdsafmisc: fix a...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior

This is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Elastic Network Adapter ENA driver, which manages network interfaces on certain platforms. The driver utilizes two types of transmit TX queues: one for packets from the network stack and another for packets directed by XDP eXpress Data Path operations...

CVE-2024-40999

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40999

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

AZL-62592 CVE-2024-40999 affecting package kernel 6.6.150.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

CVE-2024-40999

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40999

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

CVE-2024-40999

CVE-2024-40999 concerns the Linux kernel ENA driver (ena) and its handling of completion descriptors in multi‑buffer packets. The issue stems from missing validation that the first bit is only set on the first descriptor; when an invalid descriptor is detected, a reset occurs and an RX data corru...

CVE-2024-40999 net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

CVE-2024-40999 net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that first flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for R...

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 the Linux kernel that stems from a problem with the net:ena component when handling the consistency of completion descriptors...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as...

kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior

This is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Elastic Network Adapter ENA driver, which manages network interfaces on certain platforms. The driver utilizes two types of transmit TX queues: one for packets from the network stack and another for packets directed by XDP eXpress Data Path operations...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel 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...

RHEL 9 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2024:4106)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4106 advisory. The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirement...