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Red Hat 9: RHSA-2023:1471-01 Important: Kpatch Patch DoS

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An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 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
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: kpatch-patch security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2023:1471-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1471
Issue date:        2023-03-27
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-4744 CVE-2023-0266 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

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 (v. 9) - ppc64le, x86_64

3. Description:

This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM
post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev (CVE-2022-4744)

* ALSA: pcm: Move rwsem lock inside snd_ctl_elem_read to prevent UAF
(CVE-2023-0266)

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

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2156322 - CVE-2022-4744 kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev
2163379 - CVE-2023-0266 ALSA: pcm: Move rwsem lock inside snd_ctl_elem_read to prevent UAF

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9):

Source:
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-1-2.el9_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-1-1.el9_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-1-3.el9_1.src.rpm

ppc64le:
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-1-2.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debuginfo-1-2.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debugsource-1-2.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-1-1.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debuginfo-1-1.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debugsource-1-1.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-1-3.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debuginfo-1-3.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debugsource-1-3.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-1-2.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debuginfo-1-2.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debugsource-1-2.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-1-1.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debuginfo-1-1.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debugsource-1-1.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-1-3.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debuginfo-1-3.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debugsource-1-3.el9_1.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-2022-4744
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0266
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 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat 9: RHSA-2023:1471-01 Important: Kpatch Patch DoS

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2023
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical kpatch-patch security enhancement released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, classified as significant due to its potential security implications.
An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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

Summary

This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev (CVE-2022-4744)
* ALSA: pcm: Move rwsem lock inside snd_ctl_elem_read to prevent UAF (CVE-2023-0266)
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-2022-4744 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0266 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9):
Source: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-1-2.el9_1.src.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-1-1.el9_1.src.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-1-3.el9_1.src.rpm
ppc64le: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-1-2.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debuginfo-1-2.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debugsource-1-2.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-1-1.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debuginfo-1-1.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debugsource-1-1.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-1-3.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debuginfo-1-3.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debugsource-1-3.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-1-2.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debuginfo-1-2.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1-debugsource-1-2.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-1-1.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debuginfo-1-1.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_18_1-debugsource-1-1.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-1-3.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debuginfo-1-3.el9_1.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_6_1-debugsource-1-3.el9_1.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:1471-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2023-03-27

Topic

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.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 (v. 9) - ppc64le, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2156322 - CVE-2022-4744 kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev

2163379 - CVE-2023-0266 ALSA: pcm: Move rwsem lock inside snd_ctl_elem_read to prevent UAF

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