[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR7 5.15.0 on OL8 and OL9 (ELSA-2024-12682)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2024-12682 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2023-52532 CVE-2023-52851 CVE-2024-21823 CVE-2024-24855 
CVE-2024-35901 CVE-2024-42159 CVE-2024-42286 CVE-2024-42287 
CVE-2024-42288 CVE-2024-42289

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2024-12682.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-12682.html

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR7 5.15.0 on
OL8 and OL9 install these updates.

On systems that have "autoinstall = yes" in /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf,
these updates will be installed automatically and you do not need to
take any action.

Alternatively, you can install these updates by running:

# /usr/sbin/uptrack-upgrade -y


DESCRIPTION

* CVE-2023-52532: Denial-of-service in Microsoft Azure Network Adapter 
(MANA) driver.

A logic error when handling a TX CQE error in the Microsoft Azure
Network Adapter (MANA) driver could lead to a reference count leak. A
local attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36821477


* CVE-2023-52851: Privilege escalation in Mellanox 5th generation 
network adapters (ConnectX series) driver.

A double free error when handling a workqueue allocation failure in the
Mellanox 5th generation network adapters (ConnectX series) driver could
lead to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this flaw to
escalate privileges.

Orabug: 36680931


* CVE-2024-21823: Denial-of-service in Intel Data Accelerators hardware.

A hardware flaw on Intel DSA and Intel IAA hardware could lead
to a kernel crash. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause a
denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36770955


* CVE-2024-24855: Denial-of-service when using scsi device driver.

A locking error when using scsi device driver could lead to a NULL
pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause a
denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36816944


* CVE-2024-35901: Denial-of-service in Microsoft Azure Network Adapter 
(MANA) driver.

An alignment error in Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver
could lead to a kernel panic due to a packet of an unexpected size.
An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36821477


* CVE-2024-42159: Data corruption in Broadcom MPI3 Storage Controller 
Device driver.

A missing check when adding a SAS device to the SAS transport layer in
the Broadcom MPI3 Storage Controller Device driver could lead to an out-
of-bounds memory access. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause
data corruption.

Orabug: 36822033


* CVE-2024-42286: Denial-of-service in QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver.

A logic error when registering a local port in the QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre
Channel driver could lead to a kernel crash. A local attacker could use
this flaw to cause a denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36842785


* CVE-2024-42287: Denial-of-service in QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver.

A locking error when aborting the commands in driver unload path in the 
QLogic
QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver could lead to a kernel crash. A local attacker
could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36842785


* CVE-2024-42288: Memory corruption in QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver.

A logic error when loading firmware for the QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel 
driver
could lead to an out-of-bounds memory access. A local attacker could use 
this
flaw to cause memory corruption.

Orabug: 36842785


* CVE-2024-42289: Denial-of-service in QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver.

A logic error during vport delete in the QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver
could lead to a kernel crash. A local attacker could use this flaw to 
cause a
denial-of-service.

Orabug: 36842785


* Denial-of-service in virtio SCSI driver.

A missing check when retrieving SCSI request in the virtio SCSI driver
could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use
this flaw to cause a denial-of-service.

SUPPORT

Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.