Issued:: 2024-12-11
Updated:: 2024-12-11

RHSA-2024:10943 - Moderate: kernel security update

Synopsis

Moderate: kernel security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. 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: selinux,smack: don't bypass permissions check in inode_setsecctx hook (CVE-2024-46695)
kernel: net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO (CVE-2024-49949)
kernel: blk-rq-qos: fix crash on rq_qos_wait vs. rq_qos_wake_function race (CVE-2024-50082)
kernel: arm64: probes: Remove broken LDR (literal) uprobe support (CVE-2024-50099)
kernel: xfrm: fix one more kernel-infoleak in algo dumping (CVE-2024-50110)
kernel: xfrm: validate new SA's prefixlen using SA family when sel.family is unset (CVE-2024-50142)
kernel: irqchip/gic-v4: Don't allow a VMOVP on a dying VPE (CVE-2024-50192)
kernel: netfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix potential crash in nf_send_reset6() (CVE-2024-50256)
kernel: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (CVE-2024-50264)

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

Product	Version	Arch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64	8	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle	8.10	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian	8	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle	8.10	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems	8	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle	8.10	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64	8	aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle	8.10	aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64	8	x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian	8	ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64	8	aarch64

Updated Packages

bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
bpftool-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.noarch.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.noarch.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.src.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-553.32.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Additional information

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