- Issued:
- 2019-11-20
- Updated:
- 2019-11-20
RHSA-2019:3936 - Important: kpatch-patch security update
Synopsis
Important: kpatch-patch security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.
Security Fix(es):
-
hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)
-
hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135)
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 | 8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension | 8.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension | 8.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 8.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 8.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 8.2 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
- kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147-debugsource-1-3.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
- kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147-debuginfo-1-3.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
- kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1.src.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
- This content is not included.This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/ifu-page-mce
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/tsx-asynchronousabort
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.