RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2023:4531)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4531 advisory. This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. 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, i...

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

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as...

RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2023:3461)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:3461 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: use-after-free in l2capconnect and...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities (USN-5875-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5875-1 advisory. It was discovered that the NFSD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some RPC messages, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote...

Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12119)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-12119 advisory. - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix accepting connection request for invalid SPSM Luiz Augusto von Dentz CVE-2022-42896 - drm/i915: fix TLB invalidation for...

CVE-2022-42896

There are use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2capcore.c's l2capconnect and l2capleconnectreq functions which may allow code execution and leaking kernel memory respectively remotely via Bluetooth. A remote attacker could execute code leaking kernel memory via...

CVE-2022-42896: Use After Free

There are use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2capcore.c's l2capconnect and l2capleconnectreq functions which may allow code execution and leaking kernel memory respectively remotely via Bluetooth. A remote attacker could execute code leaking kernel memory via...