Issued:
2024-01-24
Updated:
2024-01-24

RHSA-2024:0461 - Important: kernel security update


Synopsis

Important: kernel security 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):

  • kernel: tun: bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled in tun_napi_alloc_frags (CVE-2023-3812)

  • kernel: use after free in unix_stream_sendpage (CVE-2023-4622)

  • kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc UAF (CVE-2023-4623)

  • kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in NVMe (CVE-2023-5178)

  • kernel: vmwgfx: reference count issue leads to use-after-free in surface handling (CVE-2023-5633)

  • kernel: netfilter: potential slab-out-of-bound access due to integer underflow (CVE-2023-42753)

  • kernel: nfp: use-after-free in area_cache_get() (CVE-2022-3545)

  • kernel: vmwgfx: integer overflow in vmwgfx_execbuf.c (CVE-2022-36402)

  • kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (CVE-2022-41858)

  • kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (CVE-2023-2166)

  • kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (CVE-2023-2176)

  • kernel: use-after-free in netfilter: nf_tables (CVE-2023-3777)

  • kernel: use after free in nft_immediate_deactivate (CVE-2023-4015)

  • kernel: fbcon: out-of-sync arrays in fbcon_mode_deleted due to wrong con2fb_map assignment (CVE-2023-38409)

  • kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (CVE-2023-40283)

  • kernel: SEV-ES local priv escalation (CVE-2023-46813)

  • kernel: NULL pointer dereference in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c (CVE-2023-6679)

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.

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 - 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 Life Cycle9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.4x86_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 Life Cycle9.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle9.4ppc64le
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 Life Cycle9.6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle9.4s390x
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 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 Life Cycle9.6aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle9.4aarch64
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 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 - AUS9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS9.4x86_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 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 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 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

Updated Packages

  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • rv-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • libperf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • rv-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-doc-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.noarch.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-tools-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • libperf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-kvm-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.src.rpm
  • kernel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • bpftool-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • rv-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • libperf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-64k-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • rtla-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • libperf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • python3-perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-headers-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-modules-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • perf-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • bpftool-7.2.0-362.18.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
  • kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
  • kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.noarch.rpm
  • rv-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm

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