RedHat: RHSA-2020-5079:01 Moderate: kernel-alt security and bug fix update
Summary
The kernel-alt packages provide the Linux kernel version 4.x.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: soft-lockups in iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic() could result in
DoS (CVE-2020-25641)
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):
* RHEL-Alt-7.6 - kernel "Oops: Kernel access of bad area" in
crypto_unregister_instance while running LTP testcase crypto_user02
(BZ#1882230)
Summary
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.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25641 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source:
kernel-alt-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.src.rpm
aarch64:
kernel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
python-perf-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
kernel-abi-whitelists-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
kernel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-bootwrapper-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
python-perf-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
kernel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
perf-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
python-perf-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7):
aarch64:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
kernel-doc-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.0-115.33.1.el7a.ppc64le.rpm
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Topic
An update for kernel-alt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le
Bugs Fixed
1881424 - CVE-2020-25641 kernel: soft-lockups in iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic() could result in DoS