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RedHat: RHSA-2020-5199-01 Critical Kernel Update for Privilege Escalation

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An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: kernel security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:5199-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5199
Issue date:        2020-11-24
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-14385 CVE-2020-14386 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
Update Services for SAP Solutions.

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 BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0) - 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: metadata validator in XFS may cause an inode with a valid,
user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt (CVE-2020-14385)

* kernel: memory corruption in net/packet/af_packet.c leads to elevation of
privilege (CVE-2020-14386)

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:

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/):

1874800 - CVE-2020-14385 kernel: metadata validator in XFS may cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt
1875699 - CVE-2020-14386 kernel: memory corruption in net/packet/af_packet.c leads to elevation of privilege

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0):

Source:
kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.src.rpm

aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm

noarch:
kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.noarch.rpm

ppc64le:
bpftool-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
bpftool-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.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-2020-14385
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14386
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

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-2020-5199-01 Critical Kernel Update for Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important kernel patch released for CentOS Linux, targeting significant vulnerabilities and improving overall system protection.
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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: metadata validator in XFS may cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt (CVE-2020-14385)
* kernel: memory corruption in net/packet/af_packet.c leads to elevation of privilege (CVE-2020-14386)
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-2020-14385 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14386 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0):
Source: kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.src.rpm
aarch64: bpftool-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-devel-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-headers-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-modules-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-tools-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm python3-perf-4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0.aarch64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:5199-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-11-24

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0Update Services for SAP Solutions.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 BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1874800 - CVE-2020-14385 kernel: metadata validator in XFS may cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt

1875699 - CVE-2020-14386 kernel: memory corruption in net/packet/af_packet.c leads to elevation of privilege

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