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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2020:2665-01 Important Kernel-RT DoS Fix

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An update for kernel-rt 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: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:2665-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2665
Issue date:        2020-06-23
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-12888 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for kernel-rt 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 Realtime (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

3. Description:

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables
fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

* Kernel: vfio: access to disabled MMIO space of some devices may lead to
DoS scenario (CVE-2020-12888)

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.

Bug Fix(es):

* kernel: hw: provide reporting and microcode mitigation toggle for
CVE-2020-0543 / Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) (BZ#1827198)

* kernel-rt: update to the latest RHEL7.8.z source tree (BZ#1844620)

4. 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.

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

1836244 - CVE-2020-12888 Kernel: vfio: access to disabled MMIO space of some devices may lead to DoS scenario

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7):

Source:
kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.src.rpm

noarch:
kernel-rt-doc-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-kvm-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-kvm-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-kvm-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7):

Source:
kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.src.rpm

noarch:
kernel-rt-doc-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-trace-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.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-2020-12888
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5142691

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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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2020:2665-01 Important Kernel-RT DoS Fix

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Calendar Grey June 23, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial kernel-rt vulnerability and patch release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, characterized by high severity impact.
An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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.

Summary

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.
Security Fix(es):
* Kernel: vfio: access to disabled MMIO space of some devices may lead to DoS scenario (CVE-2020-12888)
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.
Bug Fix(es):
* kernel: hw: provide reporting and microcode mitigation toggle for CVE-2020-0543 / Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) (BZ#1827198)
* kernel-rt: update to the latest RHEL7.8.z source tree (BZ#1844620)

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12888 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5142691

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7):
Source: kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.src.rpm
noarch: kernel-rt-doc-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-kvm-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-kvm-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-trace-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-trace-devel-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-trace-kvm-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-trace-kvm-debuginfo-3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7):
Source:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:2665-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-06-23

Topic

An update for kernel-rt 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 Realtime (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1836244 - CVE-2020-12888 Kernel: vfio: access to disabled MMIO space of some devices may lead to DoS scenario

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