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ALSA-2024:5101 Not scored

Important: kernel security update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: powerpc: Fix access beyond end of drmem array (CVE-2023-52451) * kernel: efivarfs: force RO when remounting if SetVariable is not supported (CVE-2023-52463) * kernel: tracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block (CVE-2021-46939) * kernel: ext4: avoid online resizing failures due to oversized flex bg (CVE-2023-52622) * kernel: net/sched: flower: Fix chain template offload (CVE-2024-26669) * kernel: stmmac: Clear variable when destroying workqueue (CVE-2024-26802) * kernel: efi: runtime: Fix potential overflow of soft-reserved region size (CVE-2024-26843) * kernel: quota: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2024-26878) * kernel: TIPC message reassembly use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-36886) * kernel: SUNRPC: fix a memleak in gss_import_v2_context (CVE-2023-52653) * kernel: dmaengine/idxd: hardware erratum allows potential security problem with direct access by untrusted application (CVE-2024-21823) * kernel: Revert "net/mlx5: Block entering switchdev mode with ns inconsistency" (CVE-2023-52658) * kernel: ext4: fix corruption during on-line resize (CVE-2024-35807) * kernel: x86/fpu: Keep xfd_state in sync with MSR_IA32_XFD (CVE-2024-35801) * kernel: dyndbg: fix old BUG_ON in >control parser (CVE-2024-35947) * kernel: net/sched: act_skbmod: prevent kernel-infoleak (CVE-2024-35893) * kernel: x86/mce: Make sure to grab mce_sysfs_mutex in set_bank() (CVE-2024-35876) * kernel: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device (CVE-2023-52864) * kernel: tipc: Change nla_policy for bearer-related names to NLA_NUL_STRING (CVE-2023-52845) * (CVE-2023-28746) * (CVE-2023-52847) * (CVE-2021-47548) * (CVE-2024-36921) * (CVE-2024-26921) * (CVE-2021-47579) * (CVE-2024-36927) * (CVE-2024-39276) * (CVE-2024-33621) * (CVE-2024-27010) * (CVE-2024-26960) * (CVE-2024-38596) * (CVE-2022-48743) * (CVE-2024-26733) * (CVE-2024-26586) * (CVE-2024-26698) * (CVE-2023-52619) Bug Fix(es): * AlmaLinux8.6 - Spinlock statistics may show negative elapsed time and incorrectly formatted output (JIRA:AlmaLinux-17678) * [AWS][8.9]There are call traces found when booting debug-kernel for Amazon EC2 r8g.metal-24xl instance (JIRA:AlmaLinux-23841) * [almalinux8] gfs2: Fix glock shrinker (JIRA:AlmaLinux-32941) * lan78xx: Microchip LAN7800 never comes up after unplug and replug (JIRA:AlmaLinux-33437) * [Hyper-V][AlmaLinux-8.10.z] Update hv_netvsc driver to TOT (JIRA:AlmaLinux-39074) * Use-after-free on proc inode-i_sb triggered by fsnotify (JIRA:AlmaLinux-40167) * blk-cgroup: Properly propagate the iostat update up the hierarchy [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-40939) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-31798) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-10263) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-40901) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-43547) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-34876) Enhancement(s): * [RFE] Add module parameters 'soft_reboot_cmd' and 'soft_active_on_boot' for customizing softdog configuration (JIRA:AlmaLinux-19723) 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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published August 8, 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

related CVE-2024-35876

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2024:5101

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: powerpc: Fix access beyond end of drmem array (CVE-2023-52451) * kernel: efivarfs: force RO when remounting if SetVariable is not supported (CVE-2023-52463) * kernel: tracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block (CVE-2021-46939) * kernel: ext4: avoid online resizing failures due to oversized flex bg (CVE-2023-52622) * kernel: net/sched: flower: Fix chain template offload (CVE-2024-26669) * kernel: stmmac: Clear variable when destroying workqueue (CVE-2024-26802) * kernel: efi: runtime: Fix potential overflow of soft-reserved region size (CVE-2024-26843) * kernel: quota: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2024-26878) * kernel: TIPC message reassembly use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-36886) * kernel: SUNRPC: fix a memleak in gss_import_v2_context (CVE-2023-52653) * kernel: dmaengine/idxd: hardware erratum allows potential security problem with direct access by untrusted application (CVE-2024-21823) * kernel: Revert "net/mlx5: Block entering switchdev mode with ns inconsistency" (CVE-2023-52658) * kernel: ext4: fix corruption during on-line resize (CVE-2024-35807) * kernel: x86/fpu: Keep xfd_state in sync with MSR_IA32_XFD (CVE-2024-35801) * kernel: dyndbg: fix old BUG_ON in >control parser (CVE-2024-35947) * kernel: net/sched: act_skbmod: prevent kernel-infoleak (CVE-2024-35893) * kernel: x86/mce: Make sure to grab mce_sysfs_mutex in set_bank() (CVE-2024-35876) * kernel: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device (CVE-2023-52864) * kernel: tipc: Change nla_policy for bearer-related names to NLA_NUL_STRING (CVE-2023-52845) * (CVE-2023-28746) * (CVE-2023-52847) * (CVE-2021-47548) * (CVE-2024-36921) * (CVE-2024-26921) * (CVE-2021-47579) * (CVE-2024-36927) * (CVE-2024-39276) * (CVE-2024-33621) * (CVE-2024-27010) * (CVE-2024-26960) * (CVE-2024-38596) * (CVE-2022-48743) * (CVE-2024-26733) * (CVE-2024-26586) * (CVE-2024-26698) * (CVE-2023-52619) Bug Fix(es): * AlmaLinux8.6 - Spinlock statistics may show negative elapsed time and incorrectly formatted output (JIRA:AlmaLinux-17678) * [AWS][8.9]There are call traces found when booting debug-kernel for Amazon EC2 r8g.metal-24xl instance (JIRA:AlmaLinux-23841) * [almalinux8] gfs2: Fix glock shrinker (JIRA:AlmaLinux-32941) * lan78xx: Microchip LAN7800 never comes up after unplug and replug (JIRA:AlmaLinux-33437) * [Hyper-V][AlmaLinux-8.10.z] Update hv_netvsc driver to TOT (JIRA:AlmaLinux-39074) * Use-after-free on proc inode-i_sb triggered by fsnotify (JIRA:AlmaLinux-40167) * blk-cgroup: Properly propagate the iostat update up the hierarchy [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-40939) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-31798) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-10263) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-40901) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-43547) * (JIRA:AlmaLinux-34876) Enhancement(s): * [RFE] Add module parameters 'soft_reboot_cmd' and 'soft_active_on_boot' for customizing softdog configuration (JIRA:AlmaLinux-19723) 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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence