Issued:

2024-09-24

Updated:

2024-09-24

RHSA-2024:6997 - 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: uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open (CVE-2023-52439)

• kernel: net/sched: act_mirred: don't override retval if we already lost the skb (CVE-2024-26739)

• kernel: ARM: 9359/1: flush: check if the folio is reserved for no-mapping addresses (CVE-2024-26947)

• kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix command flush on cable pull (CVE-2024-26931)

• kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer (CVE-2024-26930)

• kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of fcport (CVE-2024-26929)

• kernel: fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized (CVE-2024-27022)

• kernel: KVM: x86/mmu: x86: Don't overflow lpage_info when checking attributes (CVE-2024-26991)

• kernel: bpf, sockmap: Prevent lock inversion deadlock in map delete elem (CVE-2024-35895)

• kernel: tty: n_gsm: fix possible out-of-bounds in gsm0_receive() (CVE-2024-36016)

• kernel: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (CVE-2024-36899)

• kernel: cpufreq: exit() callback is optional (CVE-2024-38615)

• kernel: ring-buffer: Fix a race between readers and resize checks (CVE-2024-38601)

• kernel: cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference (CVE-2024-38573)

• kernel: gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount (CVE-2024-38570)

• kernel: wifi: nl80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing (CVE-2024-38562)

• kernel: Input: cyapa - add missing input core locking to suspend/resume functions (CVE-2023-52884)

• kernel: ACPICA: Revert "ACPICA: avoid Info: mapping multiple BARs. Your kernel is fine." (CVE-2024-40984)

• kernel: wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing (CVE-2024-41071)

• kernel: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero (CVE-2024-42225)

• kernel: net, sunrpc: Remap EPERM in case of connection failure in xs_tcp_setup_socket (CVE-2024-42246)

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

Updated Packages

• kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm
• bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-uki-virt-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-doc-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• bpftool-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• bpftool-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• bpftool-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-kvm-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• bpftool-debuginfo-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-rt-kvm-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• rtla-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-zfcpdump-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• libperf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-modules-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-64k-debug-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-tools-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-rt-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• rv-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• python3-perf-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• bpftool-7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• kernel-64k-debuginfo-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-headers-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
• kernel-rt-debug-modules-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
• libperf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.src.rpm
• kernel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
• kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.s390x.rpm
• python3-perf-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

• CVE-2023-52439
• CVE-2023-52884
• CVE-2024-26739
• CVE-2024-26929
• CVE-2024-26930
• CVE-2024-26931
• CVE-2024-26947
• CVE-2024-26991
• CVE-2024-27022
• CVE-2024-35895
• CVE-2024-36016
• CVE-2024-36899
• CVE-2024-38562
• CVE-2024-38570
• CVE-2024-38573
• CVE-2024-38601
• CVE-2024-38615
• CVE-2024-40984
• CVE-2024-41071
• CVE-2024-42225
• CVE-2024-42246

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Additional information

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