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RedHat RHSA-2019:3842-01 Important: Kernel Machine Check and TSX Abort

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA256 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:3842-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3842 Issue date: 2019-11-12 CVE Names: CVE-2018-12207 CVE-2019-11135 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support. 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 AUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6) - x86_64 3. Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207) * hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135) 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 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. 5. Bugs fixed(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1646768 - CVE-2018-12207 hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IPU) 1753062 - CVE-2019-11135 hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.6): Source: kernel-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.src.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6): x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.3.el6.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-2018-12207 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11135 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/ifu-page-mce https://access.redhat.com/articles/tsx-asynchronousabort 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . 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You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Kernel update for Red Hat addresses critical security issues including machine checks and TSX aborts significantly.. Red Hat, kernel update, security advisory, Linux security, TSX abort. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 12, 2019 •Important Red Hat