A kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update has been released for Oracle Linux 8.

ELSA-2023-5244 Important: Oracle Linux 8 kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-5244

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5244.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.noarch.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm

SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates//kernel-4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-2002
CVE-2023-3090
CVE-2023-3776
CVE-2023-4004
CVE-2023-35001
CVE-2023-35788

Description of changes:

[4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8.OL8]
- bluetooth: Perform careful capability checks in hci_sock_ioctl() {CVE-2023-2002}
- ipvlan:Fix out-of-bounds caused by unclear skb->cb {CVE-2023-3090}
- net/sched: cls_fw: Fix improper refcount update leads to use-after-free {CVE-2023-3776}
- netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix improper element removal {CVE-2023-4004}
- netfilter: nf_tables: prevent OOB access in nft_byteorder_eval {CVE-2023-35001}
- net/sched: flower: fix possible OOB write in fl_set_geneve_opt() {CVE-2023-35788}