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High 1 exploited CVE ALSA-2024:1607 7 CVEs

Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Apr 2, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: vmwgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (CVE-2022-38096)
* kernel: Out of boundary write in perf_read_group() as result of overflow a perf_event's read_size (CVE-2023-6931)
* kernel: GSM multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-6546,ZDI-CAN-20527)
* kernel: CIFS Filesystem Decryption Improper Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in function receive_encrypted_standard of client (CVE-2024-0565)
* kernel: use-after-free in amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c (CVE-2023-51042)
* kernel: ext4: kernel bug in ext4_write_inline_data_end() (CVE-2021-33631)
* kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_verdict_init() function (CVE-2024-1086)

Bug Fix(es):

* OCP 4.12 crashed due to use-after-free in libceph in rhel8 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-21394)
* kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_verdict_init() function (JIRA:AlmaLinux-24010)
* Screen floods with random colour suggesting something not initialised (JIRA:AlmaLinux-21055)
* kernel: vmxgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (JIRA:AlmaLinux-22766)
* tx-checksumming required for accessing port in OpenShift for AlmaLinux 8.6 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-20822)
* kernel: CIFS Filesystem Decryption Improper Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in function receive_encrypted_standard of client (JIRA:AlmaLinux-22077)
* kernel: Out of boundary write in perf_read_group() as result of overflow a perf_event's read_size (JIRA:AlmaLinux-22930)
* rbd: don't move requests to the running list on errors [8.x] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-24204)
* kernel: use-after-free in amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c (JIRA:AlmaLinux-24479)
* ceph: several cap and snap fixes (JIRA:AlmaLinux-20909)
* [RHVH] Migration hangs between RHVH release bellow 4.5.1 and RHVH over or equal 4.5.2 release (JIRA:AlmaLinux-23063)
* unable to access smsc95xx based interface unless you start outgoing traffic. (JIRA:AlmaLinux-25719)
* [AlmaLinux8] ] BUG bio-696 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten (JIRA:AlmaLinux-26101)
* kernel: GSM multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation (JIRA:AlmaLinux-19954)
* backport smartpqi: fix disable_managed_interrupts (JIRA:AlmaLinux-26139)
* kernel: ext4: kernel bug in ext4_write_inline_data_end() (JIRA:AlmaLinux-26331)
* ceph: always check dir caps asynchronously (JIRA:AlmaLinux-27496)

Enhancement(s):

* [IBM 8.10 FEAT] Upgrade the qeth driver to latest from upstream, e.g. kernel 6.4 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-25811)

Fixed packages 24

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 bpftool 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-abi-stablelists 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-core 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-cross-headers 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-core 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-devel 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-modules 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-debug-modules-extra 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-devel 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-doc 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-modules 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-modules-extra 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools-libs 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-tools-libs-devel 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-core 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-devel 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 perf 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-perf 4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9

Vulnerabilities 7

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2024-1086 Exploited · Ransomware Public exploit EPSS 28%

    Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component

    A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The nft_verdict_init() function allows positive values as drop error within the hook verdict, and hence the nf_hook_slo…

    Linux kernel linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
    KEV May 30, 2024
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-51042

    In the Linux kernel before 6.4.12, amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c has a fence use-…

    linux-raspi2 linux-hwe linux-azure linux-riscv Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-6931 Public exploit

    Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel's Performance Events system component

    A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Performance Events system component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. A perf_event's read_size can overflow, leading to an heap out-of-bounds increment or write in perf_read_…

    Linux linux_kernel linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • High 7.0
    CVE-2023-6546 Public exploit

    Kernel: gsm multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation

    A race condition was found in the GSM 0710 tty multiplexor in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when two threads execute the GSMIOC_SETCONF ioctl on the same tty file descriptor with the gsm line discipline enabled, and can lead to a use-after-free problem …

    Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • Medium 6.8
    CVE-2024-0565

    Kernel: cifs filesystem decryption improper input validation remote code execution vulnerability in function receive_encrypted_standard of client

    An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in receive_encrypted_standard in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the SMB Client sub-component in the Linux Kernel. This issue occurs due to integer underflow on the memcpy length, leading to a denial of service.

    Linux Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • Medium 6.3
    CVE-2022-38096

    There is a NULL pointer vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

    A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system t…

    Linux kernel linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux
  • Medium 5.5
    CVE-2021-33631

    Kernel crash in EXT4 filesystem

    Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in openEuler kernel on Linux (filesystem modules) allows Forced Integer Overflow.This issue affects openEuler kernel: from 4.19.90 before 4.19.90-2401.3, from 5.10.0-60.18.0 before 5.10.0-183.0.0.

    openEuler kernel linux-raspi2 linux-hwe Debian Ubuntu

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33631
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-38096
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51042
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6546
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6931
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0565
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1086
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2133452
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2252731
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2255498
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2258518
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2259866
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2261976
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2262126
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-1607.html