ALSA-2024:6997

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    ALSA-2024:6997

    Published: 24 Sept 2024Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Important: kernel security update

    Details: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open (CVE-2023-52439) * kernel: net/sched: act_mirred: don't override retval if we already lost the skb (CVE-2024-26739) * kernel: ARM: 9359/1: flush: check if the folio is reserved for no-mapping addresses (CVE-2024-26947) * kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix command flush on cable pull (CVE-2024-26931) * kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer (CVE-2024-26930) * kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of fcport (CVE-2024-26929) * kernel: fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized (CVE-2024-27022) * kernel: KVM: x86/mmu: x86: Don't overflow lpage_info when checking attributes (CVE-2024-26991) * kernel: bpf, sockmap: Prevent lock inversion deadlock in map delete elem (CVE-2024-35895) * kernel: tty: n_gsm: fix possible out-of-bounds in gsm0_receive() (CVE-2024-36016) * kernel: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (CVE-2024-36899) * kernel: cpufreq: exit() callback is optional (CVE-2024-38615) * kernel: ring-buffer: Fix a race between readers and resize checks (CVE-2024-38601) * kernel: cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference (CVE-2024-38573) * kernel: gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount (CVE-2024-38570) * kernel: wifi: nl80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing (CVE-2024-38562) * kernel: Input: cyapa - add missing input core locking to suspend/resume functions (CVE-2023-52884) * kernel: ACPICA: Revert "ACPICA: avoid Info: mapping multiple BARs. Your kernel is fine." (CVE-2024-40984) * kernel: wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing (CVE-2024-41071) * kernel: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero (CVE-2024-42225) * kernel: net, sunrpc: Remap EPERM in case of connection failure in xs_tcp_setup_socket (CVE-2024-42246) 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6997, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52439, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52884, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26739, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26929, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26930, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26931, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26947, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26991, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-27022, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35895, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36016, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36899, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38562, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38570, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38573, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38601, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38615, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40984, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41071, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42225, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42246, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265271, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2273270, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2278167, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2278245, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2278248, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2278250, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2278252, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2278318, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2281677, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2283894, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2284549, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293348, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293364, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293420, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293423, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293431, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293685, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2297568, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2300448, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2301543, https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-6997.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bpftool

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/bpftool

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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