Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Important

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's md/bitmap component. This vulnerability involves a use-after-free race condition that occurs during array resize operations. When the `bitmap_daemon_work()` and `__bitmap_resize()` functions execute concurrently, they can access memory pages that have already been freed. This can lead to a General Protection Fault (GPF), which causes the system to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

CWE-825 - Expired Pointer Dereference

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. When the kernel's real-time mutex (rtmutex) component performs a specific operation called 'proxy-lock rollback' during futex requeue, it incorrectly handles task pointers. This can lead to a 'Use-After-Free' (UAF) vulnerability, where the system attempts to use memory that has already been released. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to gain elevated privileges or execute unauthorized code.

CWE-825 - Expired Pointer Dereference

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's futex (Fast Userspace Mutex) requeue mechanism. When a non-top waiter attempts to requeue a Priority Inheritance (PI) futex it already owns, a NULL pointer dereference can occur. This issue, specifically within the `remove_waiter()` function during a self-deadlock scenario, leads to a kernel crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference