Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Open vSwitch Sub-Component of Linux Kernel
CVE-2024-1151

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 February 2024

Summary

A vulnerability was reported in the Open vSwitch sub-component in the Linux Kernel. The flaw occurs when a recursive operation of code push recursively calls into the code block. The OVS module does not validate the stack depth, pushing too many frames and causing a stack overflow. As a result, this can lead to a crash or other related issues.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_2

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4823
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4831
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1151
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This issue was discovered by Aaron Conole (Red Hat).
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