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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in kernel affects IBM Netezza Appliance

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Summary

The kernel package is used by IBM Netezza Appliance . IBM Netezza Appliance has addressed the applicable CVEs [CVE-2025-40300, CVE-2025-39849, CVE-2025-39841, CVE-2025-39817, CVE-2025-39718, CVE-2025-38571, CVE-2025-39702, CVE-2025-38566, CVE-2023-53494, CVE-2023-53373, CVE-2022-50367, CVE-2022-50087, CVE-2023-53331]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-50367
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: fix UAF/GPF bug in nilfs_mdt_destroy In alloc_inode, inode_init_always() could return -ENOMEM if security_inode_alloc() fails, which causes inode-i_private uninitialized. Then nilfs_is_metadata_file_inode() returns true and nilfs_free_inode() wrongly calls nilfs_mdt_destroy(), which frees the uninitialized inode-i_private and leads to crashes(e.g., UAF/GPF). Fix this by moving security_inode_alloc just prior to this_cpu_inc(nr_inodes)
CWE:   CWE-416: Use After Free
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-53494
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: xts - Handle EBUSY correctly As it is xts only handles the special return value of EINPROGRESS, which means that in all other cases it will free data related to the request. However, as the caller of xts may specify MAY_BACKLOG, we also need to expect EBUSY and treat it in the same way. Otherwise backlogged requests will trigger a use-after-free.
CWE:   CWE-416: Use After Free
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-39702
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time To prevent timing attacks, MACs need to be compared in constant time. Use the appropriate helper function for this.
CWE:   CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Netezza Appliance1.0.0.0 & 1.0.0.1 

 

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)VRMFRemediation/Fixes
IBM Netezza Appliance1.0.1.01.0.1.0-WS-INA-Appliance-fp278500

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Acknowledgement

Change History

23 Apr 2026: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 April 2026

Initial Publish date:
23 April 2026

UID

ibm17270531