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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2021:3547-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3547
Issue date:        2021-09-15
CVE Names:         CVE-2021-3653 
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1. Summary:

An update for kernel-rt 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 Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) - x86_64

3. Description:

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables
fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM (AVIC support)
(CVE-2021-3653)

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-rt: update RT source tree to the RHEL-8.4.z source tree
(BZ#2001131)

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/):

1983686 - CVE-2021-3653 kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM (AVIC support)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8):

Source:
kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.src.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-kvm-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-kvm-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8):

Source:
kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.src.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-rt-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3653
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2021-3547:01 Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

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

Summary

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM (AVIC support) (CVE-2021-3653)
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-rt: update RT source tree to the RHEL-8.4.z source tree (BZ#2001131)



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-2021-3653 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8):
Source: kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.src.rpm
x86_64: kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-kvm-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-kvm-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8):
Source: kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.src.rpm
x86_64: kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-devel-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-modules-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm kernel-rt-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.19.1.rt7.91.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
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Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3547-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3547
Issued Date: : 2021-09-15
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3653

Topic

An update for kernel-rt 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.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) - x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1983686 - CVE-2021-3653 kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM (AVIC support)


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