- Issued:
- 2024-10-15
- Updated:
- 2024-10-15
RHSA-2024:8107 - 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 8.8 Extended Update Support.
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):
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kernel: ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req (CVE-2023-1252)
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kernel: udp: do not accept non-tunnel GSO skbs landing in a tunnel (CVE-2024-35884)
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kernel: watchdog: Fix possible use-after-free by calling del_timer_sync() (CVE-2021-47321)
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kernel: mlxsw: spectrum: Protect driver from buggy firmware (CVE-2021-47560)
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kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix off by one in qla_edif_app_getstats() (CVE-2024-36025)
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kernel: scsi: lpfc: Move NPIV's transport unregistration to after resource clean up (CVE-2024-36952)
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kernel: net: openvswitch: fix overwriting ct original tuple for ICMPv6 (CVE-2024-38558)
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kernel: md/raid5: fix deadlock that raid5d() wait for itself to clear MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING (CVE-2024-39476)
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kernel: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super() (CVE-2024-40998)
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kernel: net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash (CVE-2024-41040)
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kernel: tipc: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error (CVE-2024-42284)
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 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | 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 Extension | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | aarch64 |
Updated Packages
- kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- bpftool-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.noarch.rpm
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- bpftool-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- python3-perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- bpftool-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- python3-perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- bpftool-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- python3-perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- python3-perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-core-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-doc-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.noarch.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.src.rpm
- kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
- perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
- kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- perf-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
- kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
- kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
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CVEs
- CVE-2021-47321
- CVE-2021-47560
- CVE-2023-1252
- CVE-2024-35884
- CVE-2024-36025
- CVE-2024-36924
- CVE-2024-36952
- CVE-2024-38558
- CVE-2024-39476
- CVE-2024-40998
- CVE-2024-41040
- CVE-2024-42284
- CVE-2024-46679
References
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.