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Kernel Update RHSA-2021-1267-01 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Important

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2021
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Security patch and bug resolution update released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7.4. Note: necessitates a system restart.
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise L...

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: out-of-bounds read in libiscsi module (CVE-2021-27364)
* kernel: heap buffer overflow in the iSCSI subsystem (CVE-2021-27365)
* kernel: performance counters race condition use-after-free (CVE-2020-14351)
* kernel: iscsi: unrestricted access to sessions and handles (CVE-2021-27363)
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):
* Enable CI and changelog for GitLab workflow (BZ#1930932)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux heap overflow important update out-of-bounds access

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14351 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27363 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27364 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27365 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4):
Source: kernel-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.src.rpm
noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: kernel-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4):
Source: kernel-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.src.rpm
noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.noarch.rpm
ppc64le: kernel-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.84.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:1267-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1267
Issue date: 2021-04-20

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended UpdateSupport, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAPSolutions.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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux heap overflow important update out-of-bounds access

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4) - noarch, ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.4) - ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4) - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1862849 - CVE-2020-14351 kernel: performance counters race condition use-after-free

1930078 - CVE-2021-27365 kernel: heap buffer overflow in the iSCSI subsystem

1930079 - CVE-2021-27363 kernel: iscsi: unrestricted access to sessions and handles

1930080 - CVE-2021-27364 kernel: out-of-bounds read in libiscsi module

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