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Red Hat 8: RHSA-2020:3218-01 Moderate: Kernel ACPI Bypass Security Fix

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An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 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
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:3218-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3218
Issue date:        2020-07-29
CVE Names:         CVE-2019-20908 CVE-2020-15780 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via efivar_ssdt
(CVE-2019-20908)

* kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via acpi_configfs
(CVE-2020-15780)

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: provide infrastructure to support dual-signing of the kernel
(foundation to help address CVE-2020-10713) (BZ#1837433)

* [Regression] RHEL8.2 RC  - [Boston/DD2.1]
[RHEL8.2/kernel-4.18.0-193.el8.ppc64le] Host kernel crashes while running
storage test bucket on KVM guest (iscsi) (BZ#1852048)

* RHEL8.2 - s390/mm: fix panic in gup_fast on large pud (BZ#1853336)

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/):

1852942 - CVE-2019-20908 kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via efivar_ssdt
1852962 - CVE-2020-15780 kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via acpi_configfs

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):

Source:
kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.src.rpm

aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm

noarch:
kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.noarch.rpm

ppc64le:
bpftool-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
bpftool-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8):

aarch64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm

ppc64le:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20908
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15780
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/grub2bootloader

8. Contact:

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

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Red Hat 8: RHSA-2020:3218-01 Moderate: Kernel ACPI Bypass Security Fix

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Calendar Grey July 29, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Ubuntu issues important kernel security patch for 20.04 LTS. Updates address memory leak flaws and more.
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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 packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via efivar_ssdt (CVE-2019-20908)
* kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via acpi_configfs (CVE-2020-15780)
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: provide infrastructure to support dual-signing of the kernel (foundation to help address CVE-2020-10713) (BZ#1837433)
* [Regression] RHEL8.2 RC - [Boston/DD2.1] [RHEL8.2/kernel-4.18.0-193.el8.ppc64le] Host kernel crashes while running storage test bucket on KVM guest (iscsi) (BZ#1852048)
* RHEL8.2 - s390/mm: fix panic in gup_fast on large pud (BZ#1853336)

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20908 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15780 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/grub2bootloader

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source: kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.src.rpm
aarch64: bpftool-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-devel-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-headers-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-modules-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-tools-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm python3-perf-4.18.0-193.14.3.el8_2.aarch64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3218-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-07-29

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1852942 - CVE-2019-20908 kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via efivar_ssdt

1852962 - CVE-2020-15780 kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via acpi_configfs

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