Issued:
2023-05-09
Updated:
2023-05-09

RHSA-2023:2458 - Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Synopsis

Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

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

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

  • use-after-free in l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-42896)

  • net/ulp: use-after-free in listening ULP sockets (CVE-2023-0461)

  • cpu: AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branch (CVE-2021-26341)

  • malicious data for FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl may cause OOB write memory (CVE-2021-33655)

  • possible race condition in drivers/tty/tty_buffers.c (CVE-2022-1462)

  • KVM: NULL pointer dereference in kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva (CVE-2022-1789)

  • use-after-free in free_pipe_info() could lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2022-1882)

  • KVM: nVMX: missing IBPB when exiting from nested guest can lead to Spectre v2 attacks (CVE-2022-2196)

  • netfilter: nf_conntrack_irc message handling issue (CVE-2022-2663)

  • race condition in xfrm_probe_algs can lead to OOB read/write (CVE-2022-3028)

  • out-of-bounds read in fib_nh_match of the file net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c (CVE-2022-3435)

  • race condition in hugetlb_no_page() in mm/hugetlb.c (CVE-2022-3522)

  • memory leak in ipv6_renew_options() (CVE-2022-3524)

  • data races around icsk->icsk_af_ops in do_ipv6_setsockopt (CVE-2022-3566)

  • data races around sk->sk_prot (CVE-2022-3567)

  • memory leak in l2cap_recv_acldata of the file net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-3619)

  • denial of service in follow_page_pte in mm/gup.c due to poisoned pte entry (CVE-2022-3623)

  • use-after-free after failed devlink reload in devlink_param_get (CVE-2022-3625)

  • USB-accessible buffer overflow in brcmfmac (CVE-2022-3628)

  • use after free flaw in l2cap_conn_del in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-3640)

  • Double-free in split_2MB_gtt_entry when function intel_gvt_dma_map_guest_page failed (CVE-2022-3707)

  • mptcp: NULL pointer dereference in subflow traversal at disconnect time (CVE-2022-4128)

  • l2tp: missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2022-4129)

  • igmp: use-after-free in ip_check_mc_rcu when opening and closing inet sockets (CVE-2022-20141)

  • lockdown bypass using IMA (CVE-2022-21505)

  • double free in usb_8dev_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c (CVE-2022-28388)

  • network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs (XSA-405) (CVE-2022-33743)

  • unmap_mapping_range() race with munmap() on VM_PFNMAP mappings leads to stale TLB entry (CVE-2022-39188)

  • TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED leading to guest malfunctioning (CVE-2022-39189)

  • u8 overflow problem in cfg80211_update_notlisted_nontrans() (CVE-2022-41674)

  • use-after-free related to leaf anon_vma double reuse (CVE-2022-42703)

  • use-after-free in bss_ref_get in net/wireless/scan.c (CVE-2022-42720)

  • BSS list corruption in cfg80211_add_nontrans_list in net/wireless/scan.c (CVE-2022-42721)

  • Denial of service in beacon protection for P2P-device (CVE-2022-42722)

  • memory corruption in usbmon driver (CVE-2022-43750)

  • NULL pointer dereference in traffic control subsystem (CVE-2022-47929)

  • NULL pointer dereference in rawv6_push_pending_frames (CVE-2023-0394)

  • use-after-free due to race condition in qdisc_graft() (CVE-2023-0590)

  • use-after-free caused by invalid pointer hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c (CVE-2023-1195)

  • denial of service in tipc_conn_close (CVE-2023-1382)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_649x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian9ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.2ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle9.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle9.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle9.2ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems9s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle9.6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle9.4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle9.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates9.6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates9.4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates9.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 649aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.6aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.4aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.2aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle9.6aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle9.4aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle9.2aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates9.6aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates9.4aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates9.2aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.2ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS9.2x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_649x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.6x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.4x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.2x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian9ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.6ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.4ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.2ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems9s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.6s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.4s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.2s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 649aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.6aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.4aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.2aarch64

Updated Packages

  • kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.src.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-doc-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.noarch.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.noarch.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpm

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