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Red Hat Virtualization 4.4.z SP 1 RHSA-2023:0859-01 Critical Update

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Calendar Grey February 21, 2023
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An update for redhat-release-virtualization-host and redhat-virtualization-host is now available for Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/2974891

Summary

The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.
The ovirt-node-ng packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: i915: Incorrect GPU TLB flush can lead to random memory access (CVE-2022-4139)
* libksba: integer overflow to code execution (CVE-2022-47629)
* sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user (CVE-2023-22809)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important update kernel issues arbitrary file write Red Hat Virtualization virtualization host

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4139 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-47629 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22809 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8:
Source: redhat-virtualization-host-4.5.3-202302150956_8.6.src.rpm
x86_64: redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.5.3-202302150956_8.6.x86_64.rpm
RHEL 8-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements):
Source: redhat-release-virtualization-host-4.5.3-4.el8ev.src.rpm
noarch: redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder-4.5.3-4.el8ev.noarch.rpm
x86_64: redhat-release-virtualization-host-4.5.3-4.el8ev.x86_64.rpm redhat-release-virtualization-host-content-4.5.3-4.el8ev.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/


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:0859-01
Product: Red Hat Virtualization
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0859
Issue date: 2023-02-21

Topic

An update for redhat-release-virtualization-host andredhat-virtualization-host is now available for Red Hat Virtualization 4for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.An update for redhat-release-virtualization-host,redhat-virtualization-host, and redhat-virtualization-host-productimg isnow available for Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important update kernel issues arbitrary file write Red Hat Virtualization virtualization host

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL 8-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2147572 - CVE-2022-4139 kernel: i915: Incorrect GPU TLB flush can lead to random memory access

2161142 - CVE-2023-22809 sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user

2161571 - CVE-2022-47629 libksba: integer overflow to code execution

2169971 - Rebase RHV-H 4.4 SP1 on RHEL 8.6.0.6 EUS

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