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ALSA-2024:4211 Not scored

Important: kernel security and bug fix update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: Bluetooth BR/EDR PIN Pairing procedure is vulnerable to an impersonation attack (CVE-2020-26555) * kernel:TCP-spoofed ghost ACKs and leak leak initial sequence number (CVE-2023-52881,RHV-2024-1001) * kernel: ovl: fix leaked dentry (CVE-2021-46972) * kernel: platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fix oops on rmmod dell_smbios (CVE-2021-47073) * kernel: mm/damon/vaddr-test: memory leak in damon_do_test_apply_three_regions() (CVE-2023-52560) * kernel: ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K (CVE-2024-26675) * kernel: mm/swap: fix race when skipping swapcache (CVE-2024-26759) * kernel: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth (CVE-2024-26804) * kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment (CVE-2024-26907) * kernel: x86/mm: Disallow vsyscall page read for copy_from_kernel_nofault() (CVE-2024-26906) * kernel: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init() (CVE-2023-52686) * kernel: powerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group() (CVE-2023-52675) * kernel: KVM: SVM: improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception allows direct access to host x2apic msrs (CVE-2023-5090) * kernel: EDAC/thunderx: Incorrect buffer size in drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c (CVE-2023-52464) * kernel: ipv6: sr: fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (CVE-2024-26735) * kernel: mptcp: fix data re-injection from stale subflow (CVE-2024-26826) * kernel: net/bnx2x: Prevent access to a freed page in page_pool (CVE-2024-26859) * kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974) * kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667) * kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960) * kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix mlx5e_priv_init() cleanup flow (CVE-2024-35959) * kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior (CVE-2024-35958) * kernel: i40e: Do not use WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag for workqueue (CVE-2024-36004) * kernel: mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup() (CVE-2021-47356) * kernel: udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function (CVE-2021-47353) * kernel: net: ti: fix UAF in tlan_remove_one (CVE-2021-47310) Bug Fix(es): * Kernel panic - kernel BUG at mm/slub.c:376! (JIRA:AlmaLinux-29783) * Temporary values in FIPS integrity test should be zeroized [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-35361) * AlmaLinux8.6 - kernel: s390/cpum_cf: make crypto counters upward compatible (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36048) * [AlmaLinux8] blktests block/024 failed (JIRA:AlmaLinux-8130) * AlmaLinux8.9: EEH injections results Error: Power fault on Port 0 and other call traces(Everest/1050/Shiner) (JIRA:AlmaLinux-14195) * Latency spikes with Matrox G200 graphic cards (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36172) 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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 2, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 bpftool
AlmaLinux:8 kernel
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-abi-stablelists
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-core
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-cross-headers
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-debug
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-debug-core
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-debug-devel
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-debug-modules
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-devel
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-doc
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-headers
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-modules
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-modules-extra
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-tools
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-tools-libs
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-tools-libs-devel
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump-core
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump-devel
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules
AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra
AlmaLinux:8 perf
AlmaLinux:8 python3-perf

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2024:4211

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: Bluetooth BR/EDR PIN Pairing procedure is vulnerable to an impersonation attack (CVE-2020-26555) * kernel:TCP-spoofed ghost ACKs and leak leak initial sequence number (CVE-2023-52881,RHV-2024-1001) * kernel: ovl: fix leaked dentry (CVE-2021-46972) * kernel: platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fix oops on rmmod dell_smbios (CVE-2021-47073) * kernel: mm/damon/vaddr-test: memory leak in damon_do_test_apply_three_regions() (CVE-2023-52560) * kernel: ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K (CVE-2024-26675) * kernel: mm/swap: fix race when skipping swapcache (CVE-2024-26759) * kernel: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth (CVE-2024-26804) * kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment (CVE-2024-26907) * kernel: x86/mm: Disallow vsyscall page read for copy_from_kernel_nofault() (CVE-2024-26906) * kernel: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init() (CVE-2023-52686) * kernel: powerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group() (CVE-2023-52675) * kernel: KVM: SVM: improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception allows direct access to host x2apic msrs (CVE-2023-5090) * kernel: EDAC/thunderx: Incorrect buffer size in drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c (CVE-2023-52464) * kernel: ipv6: sr: fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (CVE-2024-26735) * kernel: mptcp: fix data re-injection from stale subflow (CVE-2024-26826) * kernel: net/bnx2x: Prevent access to a freed page in page_pool (CVE-2024-26859) * kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974) * kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667) * kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960) * kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix mlx5e_priv_init() cleanup flow (CVE-2024-35959) * kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior (CVE-2024-35958) * kernel: i40e: Do not use WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag for workqueue (CVE-2024-36004) * kernel: mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup() (CVE-2021-47356) * kernel: udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function (CVE-2021-47353) * kernel: net: ti: fix UAF in tlan_remove_one (CVE-2021-47310) Bug Fix(es): * Kernel panic - kernel BUG at mm/slub.c:376! (JIRA:AlmaLinux-29783) * Temporary values in FIPS integrity test should be zeroized [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-35361) * AlmaLinux8.6 - kernel: s390/cpum_cf: make crypto counters upward compatible (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36048) * [AlmaLinux8] blktests block/024 failed (JIRA:AlmaLinux-8130) * AlmaLinux8.9: EEH injections results Error: Power fault on Port 0 and other call traces(Everest/1050/Shiner) (JIRA:AlmaLinux-14195) * Latency spikes with Matrox G200 graphic cards (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36172) 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.

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05 / REFERENCES

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