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RedHat: RHSA-2020-0028-01 Important: Kpatch-Patch Security Threat

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An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: kpatch-patch security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:0028-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0028
Issue date:        2020-01-06
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-12207 CVE-2019-11135 
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1. Summary:

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - x86_64

3. Description:

This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM
post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.

Security Fix(es):

* hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)

* hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135)

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.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1646768 - CVE-2018-12207 hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU)
1753062 - CVE-2019-11135 hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-1-9.el7.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-1-8.el7.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-1-7.el7.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-1-4.el7.src.rpm

x86_64:
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-debuginfo-1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-1-8.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-debuginfo-1-8.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-1-7.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-debuginfo-1-7.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-1-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-debuginfo-1-4.el7.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12207
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11135
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/ifu-page-mce
https://access.redhat.com/articles/tsx-asynchronousabort

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2020-0028-01 Important: Kpatch-Patch Security Threat

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Calendar Grey January 6, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
An important security notification pertaining to a kpatch-patch release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux addressing significant vulnerabilities.
An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.
Security Fix(es):
* hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)
* hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135)
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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12207 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11135 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/ifu-page-mce https://access.redhat.com/articles/tsx-asynchronousabort

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-1-9.el7.src.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-1-8.el7.src.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-1-7.el7.src.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-1-4.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062-debuginfo-1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-1-8.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_1-debuginfo-1-8.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-1-7.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_1_2-debuginfo-1-7.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-1-4.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_4_1-debuginfo-1-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key


Severity
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Lowest
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Medium
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:0028-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-01-06

Topic

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1646768 - CVE-2018-12207 hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU)

1753062 - CVE-2019-11135 hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA)

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