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Medium RXSA-2024:4349 8 CVEs

Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

Published Jul 15, 2024 · Updated Feb 4, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix operation precedence bug in port timestamping napi_poll context (CVE-2023-52626)

* kernel: Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset (CVE-2024-26801)

* kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974)

* kernel: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle (CVE-2024-27393)

* kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667)

* kernel: smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server() (CVE-2024-35870)

* kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960)

* kernel: net: hns3: do not allow call hns3_nic_net_open repeatedly (CVE-2021-47400)

Bug Fix(es):

* cifs - kernel panic with cifs_put_smb_ses (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-28943)

* BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff16bf752f593ff8 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-35672)

* [HPE 9.4 Bug] Request merge of AMD address translation library patch series [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-36220)

* [Rocky Linux SIG Cloud9] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:51! [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-36687)

* ice: DPLL-related fixes [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-36716)

* CNB95: net/sched: update TC core to upstream v6.8 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-37641)

* IPv6: SR: backport fixes from upstream [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-37669)

* [RFE] Backport tmpfs noswap mount option [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-38252)

* Isolated cores causing issues on latest Rocky Linux SIG Cloud9.4 kernel and not functioning as desired. [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-38595)

* [ice] Add automatic VF reset on Tx MDD events [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-39083)

* [HPEMC Rocky Linux SIG Cloud 9.4 REGRESSION] turbostat: turbostat broken on 10+ sockets. [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-34953)

* bnx2x: fix crashes in PCI error handling, resource leaks [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-43272)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 9 kernel 0:5.14.0-427.24.1.el9_4.cloud.3.0

Vulnerabilities 8

  • Critical 9.8

    smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server() The UAF bug is due to smb2_reconnect_server() accessing a session that is already being teared down by another thread that is executing __cifs_…

  • Critical 9.1

    net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree Previously, add_rule_fg would only add newly created rules from the handle into the tree when they had a refcount of 1. On the other hand, c…

  • High 8.8

    Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset While handling the HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event, if the underlying BT controller is not responding, the GPIO reset mechanism would …

  • High 7.8

    net: hns3: do not allow call hns3_nic_net_open repeatedly

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hns3: do not allow call hns3_nic_net_open repeatedly hns3_nic_net_open() is not allowed to called repeatly, but there is no checking for this. When doing device reset and setup tc concur…

  • High 7.8

    net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups When kcalloc() for ft->g succeeds but kvzalloc() for in fails, fs_any_create_groups() will free ft->g. However, its caller fs_an…

  • High 7.8

    crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery During the PCI AER system's error recovery process, the kernel driver may encounter a race condition with freeing the reset_data struc…

  • High 7.5

    xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle Notice that skb_mark_for_recycle() is introduced later than fixes tag in commit 6a5bcd84e886 ("page_pool: Allow drivers to hint on SKB recycling…

  • Unscored —

    net/mlx5e: Fix operation precedence bug in port timestamping napi_poll context

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix operation precedence bug in port timestamping napi_poll context Indirection (*) is of lower precedence than postfix increment (++). Logic in napi_poll context would cause an ou…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271680
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2273429
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278354
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280745
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281350
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281740
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281920
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282336