Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Moderate

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Qualcomm Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (EMAC) driver in how a user triggers an error path in the emac_tx_fill_tpd function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CWE-416 - Use After Free

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: add bounds check on Transfer Tag ttag is used as an index to get cmd in nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(), add a bounds check to avoid out-of-bounds access.

CWE-1285 - Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's integrated infrared receiver/transceiver driver. This issue occurs when a user detaches a rc device. This could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CWE-416 - Use After Free

It was found that the Linux Kernel still left the victim process exposed to attacks in some cases even after enabling the spectre-BTI mitigation with prctl. The kernel failed to protect applications that attempted to protect against Spectre v2 leaving them open to attack from other processes running on the same physical core in another hyperthread.

CWE-653 - Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization