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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHSA-2020-5050 Important: Kpatch Security Update

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kpatch-patch security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:5050-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5050 Issue date: 2020-11-10 CVE Names: CVE-2020-14385 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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 Server (v. 7) - 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: metadata validator in XFS may cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt (CVE-2020-14385) 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/): 1874800 - CVE-2020-14385 kernel: metadata validator in XFS maycause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160-1-1.el7.src.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1-1-1.el7.src.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2-1-1.el7.src.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1-1-1.el7.src.rpm ppc64le: kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160-debuginfo-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1-debuginfo-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2-debuginfo-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1-debuginfo-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm x86_64: kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160-debuginfo-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1-debuginfo-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2-debuginfo-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1-debuginfo-1-1.el7.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-2020-14385 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 2020 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPGv1 iQIVAwUBX6qUjtzjgjWX9erEAQjMyA//XobKyVUh9GDFnhh0ZiJyttBd8XAOhaj4 YOBgz+RVhKkngu8EQXaHSx6xDAGpEZJduIuxfV4HgRlJPFY4zwsNwhiyWi+Z720j fO3kM55MAXlYiABId65elgvWWvsHB5Kyly1Ac0VTFY+ONVoXUo5su7VFjXhvIkfi LkSat8JCX4KvwFNaFmZIbDkLObDhWmR10SRJUAqoA6HULShy/mKu2xxdlQE/0dXh Ur/CzwZQ1OPSozJ2GjcykHi6lviSN7qaYcNLpxqA8l0ro/v4mP9LbCdNUmPCarAw WD8rHL7q2i4QKa5TFszGoo1LOIsVyhMfXsHtxftdluWP2IOnB+ycVOczYmWIPs4h fQAZxdrILEHG4Fv+1REW3l3/9Hv/STRMo+8SvocVyPY4/yPrHCyyLokfDhlWNJE4 6JsNl9zYcuqWCwEejEt5gW96birmzF+LQ7TKphFwZaXncXofCnS+P1E6L48PRRUU ulORnp6d600RHFNbrCjz39p8MNABXSVdXwmBdKwmikU62CkIUgtA75IotvPyLFvx p0ENGFDLsNOPwkfLkcRtcwDfav0dJFyiRgF9dGWXVO+fVFNUBFSMQLMo4A9hHH9Y JwItVMzWaiVNPsz5IvvxYWcLjU//438v00u0GNhw3O01hHuyzLyMfwl7q+mzAk5p wy7oIjcG4G4=7DRH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Urgent kernel patch release issued for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to tackle significant security vulnerabilities.. kpatch-patch, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, kernel security, security patch. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 10, 2020 •Important Red Hat