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Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5588-01
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5588-01 - The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Issues addressed include a use-after-free vulnerability.
The following data is constructed from data provided by Red Hat's json file at:https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2023/rhsa-2023_5588.jsonRed Hat officially shut down their mailing list notifications October 10, 2023. Due to this, Packet Storm has recreated the below data as a reference point to raise awareness. It must be noted that due to an inability to easily track revision updates without crawling Red Hat's archive. Going forward, these advisories are single notifications and we strongly suggest that you visit the Red Hat provided links to ensure you have the latest information available if the subject matter listed pertains to your environment.- Packet Storm Staff====================================================================Red Hat Security AdvisorySynopsis: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix updateAdvisory ID: RHSA-2023:5588-01Product: Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAdvisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5588Issue date: 2023-10-10Revision: 01CVE Names: CVE-2022-42896====================================================================Summary: An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service.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 each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.Description:The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.Security Fix(es):* kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-42896)* kernel: net/sched: Use-after-free vulnerabilities in the net/sched classifiers: cls_fw, cls_u32 and cls_route (CVE-2023-4128)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.Bug Fix(es):* kernel-rt: update RT source tree to the RHEL-8.2.z29 source tree (BZ#2232651)Solution:For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.""For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.CVEs:CVE-2022-42896References:https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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