RedHat: RHSA-2021-0003:01 Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: Local buffer overflow in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c (CVE-2020-25211)
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):
* avoid flush_backlog IPI for isolated CPUs by configuring RPS cpumask
(BZ#1883314)
* rngd consumes 100% cpu on rhel-8.3 system in fips mode (BZ#1886192)
* RHEL8.1 - Random memory corruption may occur due to incorrect tlbflush
(BZ#1899208)
* fips mode boot is broken after adding extrng (BZ#1899584)
* pmtu of 1280 for vxlan as bridge port won't work (BZ#1902082)
* rpc task loop with kworker spinning at 100% CPU for 10 minutes when
umount an NFS 4.x share with sec=krb5 triggered by unmount of the NFS share
(BZ#1907667)
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-2020-25211 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
kernel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.src.rpm
aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
bpftool-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
bpftool-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8):
aarch64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
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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 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.
Topic
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
1877571 - CVE-2020-25211 kernel: Local buffer overflow in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c