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Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5575-01
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5575-01 - 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. Issues addressed include out of bounds write and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
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_5575.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: kpatch-patch security updateAdvisory ID: RHSA-2023:5575-01Product: Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAdvisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5575Issue date: 2023-10-10Revision: 01CVE Names: CVE-2023-4128====================================================================Summary: An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 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 each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.Description: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.Security Fix(es):* kernel: net/sched: Use-after-free vulnerabilities in the net/sched classifiers: cls_fw, cls_u32 and cls_route (CVE-2023-4128)* kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free in nft_chain_lookup_byid() (CVE-2023-31248)* kernel: nf_tables: stack-out-of-bounds-read in nft_byteorder_eval() (CVE-2023-35001)* kernel: cls_flower: out-of-bounds write in fl_set_geneve_opt() (CVE-2023-35788)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.Solution:For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258""For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258""For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258""For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258CVEs:CVE-2023-4128References:https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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