Oracle Linux 8: ELSA-2024-12271 Critical: Kernel Security Update
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April 10, 2024
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:
Summary
[5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek] - KVM: x86: Add BHI_NO (Daniel Sneddon) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - x86/bhi: Mitigate KVM by default (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - x86/bhi: Add BHI mitigation knob (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - x86/bhi: Enumerate Branch History Injection (BHI) bug (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - x86/bhi: Define SPEC_CTRL_BHI_DIS_S (Daniel Sneddon) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - x86/bhi: Add support for clearing branch history at syscall entry (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - x86/cpufeature: Add missing leaf enumeration (Daniel Sneddon) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - KVM: x86: Use a switch statement and macros in __feature_translate() (Jim Mattson) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - KVM: x86: Advertise CPUID.(EAX=7,ECX=2):EDX[5:0] to userspace (Jim Mattson) [Orabug: 36384803] {CVE-2024-2201} - KVM: x86: Update KVM-only leaf handling to allow for 100% KV...
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SRPMs
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol8/SRPMS-updates//kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek.src.rpm
x86_64
kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.4.17-2136.330.7.1.el8uek.noarch.rpm
aarch64
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Related CVEs:
CVE-2024-0340
CVE-2024-0607
CVE-2024-1086
CVE-2024-2201
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