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Red Hat: CVE-2023-52735: kernel: bpf, sockmap: Don't let sock_map_{close,destroy,unhash} call itself (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-52735: kernel: bpf, sockmap: Don't let sock_map_{close,destroy,unhash} call itself (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/21/2024
Created
09/14/2024
Added
09/13/2024
Modified
09/13/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Don't let sock_map_{close,destroy,unhash} call itself sock_map proto callbacks should never call themselves by design. Protect against bugs like [1] and break out of the recursive loop to avoid a stack overflow in favor of a resource leak. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/00000000000073b14905ef2e7401@google.com/

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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