CVE-2024-50212

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib: alloctagmoduleunload must wait for pending kfreercu calls Ben Greear reports following splat: ------------ cut here ------------ net/netfilter/nfnatcore.c:1114 module nfnat func:nfnatregisterfn has 256 allocated at module...

CVE-2024-50212 lib: alloc_tag_module_unload must wait for pending kfree_rcu calls

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib: alloctagmoduleunload must wait for pending kfreercu calls Ben Greear reports following splat: ------------ cut here ------------ net/netfilter/nfnatcore.c:1114 module nfnat func:nfnatregisterfn has 256 allocated at module...

CVE-2024-50212

The CVE-2024-50212 vulnerability in the Linux kernel concerns the lib/alloc_tag_module_unload path, where nf_nat module unload may trigger a warning because kfree_rcu operations are still pending when unload checks run. The issue arises from nf_nat’s module exit calling kfree_rcu on addresses tha...

CVE-2024-27018 netfilter: br_netfilter: skip conntrack input hook for promisc packets

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: brnetfilter: skip conntrack input hook for promisc packets For historical reasons, when bridge device is in promisc mode, packets that are directed to the taps follow bridge input hook path. This patch adds a workaroun...

CVE-2021-47174

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nftsetpipapoavx2: Add irqfpuusable check, fallback to non-AVX2 version Arturo reported this backtrace: 709732.358791 WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 456 at arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c:128 kernelfpubeginmask+0xae/0xe0 709732.358793...

kernel security and bug fix update

3.10.0-1160.41.1.OL7 - Update Oracle Linux certificates Ilya Okomin - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel [email protected] - Update x509.genkey Orabug: 24817676 - Conflict with shim-ia32 and shim-x64 = 15-2.0.9 - Update oraclekernel-sig-key...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

kernel-uek 3.8.13-55 - freezer: set PFSUSPENDTASK flag on tasks that call freezeprocesses Colin Cross Orabug: 20082843 3.8.13-54 - netfilter: nfnat: fix oops on netns removal Florian Westphal Orabug: 19988779 - tcp: tsq: restore minimal amount of queueing Eric Dumazet Orabug: 19909542 - qedf: Fix...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2012:1430)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2012:1430 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issue: A flaw was foun...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7811)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A USB string descriptor overflow in the auerwald USB driver was fixed, which could be used by physically proximate attackers to cause a...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7812)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A USB string descriptor overflow in the auerwald USB driver was fixed, which could be used by physically proximate attackers to cause a...