Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2023:5622
Issue Date:        2023-10-10
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2023-3609
                   CVE-2023-32233
                   CVE-2023-35001
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The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: net/sched: cls_u32 component reference counter leak if tcf_change_indev() fails (CVE-2023-3609)

* kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch requests can lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-32233)

* kernel: nf_tables: stack-out-of-bounds-read in nft_byteorder_eval() (CVE-2023-35001)

Bug Fix(es):

* Low memory deadlock with md devices and external (imsm) metadata handling (BZ#1703180)

* cifs: memory leak in smb2_query_symlink (BZ#2166706)

* bnxt_en: panic in bnxt_tx_int Redux (BZ#2175062)

* NFS client loop in BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION (BZ#2219604)

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This content is derived from https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5622
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SL7
  x86_64
    bpftool-0:3.10.0-1160.102.1.el7.x86_64
  srpm
    kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.102.1.el7.src
  noarch
    kernel-abi-whitelists-0:3.10.0-1160.102.1.el7.noarch

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: Important: kernel on SL7 srpm/x86_64

kernel: net/sched: cls_u32 component reference counter leak if tcf_change_indev() fails (CVE-2023-3609) * kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch req...

Summary


 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Security Fixes

* kernel: net/sched: cls_u32 component reference counter leak if tcf_change_indev() fails (CVE-2023-3609)
* kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch requests can lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-32233)
* kernel: nf_tables: stack-out-of-bounds-read in nft_byteorder_eval() (CVE-2023-35001)

Severity
Issued Date: : 2023-10-10
CVE Numbers: CVE-2023-3609
CVE-2023-32233
CVE-2023-35001

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