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A kpatch-patch security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1.



RHSA-2021:3181-01: Important: kpatch-patch security update



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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: kpatch-patch security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3181-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3181
Issue date: 2021-08-17
CVE Names: CVE-2021-22543 CVE-2021-22555 CVE-2021-32399
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1. Summary:

An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8.1 Extended 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 BaseOS EUS (v. 8.1) - 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: Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO
checks (CVE-2021-22543)

* kernel: out-of-bounds write in xt_compat_target_from_user() in
net/netfilter/x_tables.c (CVE-2021-22555)

* kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller (CVE-2021-32399)

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/):

1965461 - CVE-2021-22543 kernel: Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks
1970807 - CVE-2021-32399 kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller
1980101 - CVE-2021-22555 kernel: out-of-bounds write in xt_compat_target_from_user() in net/netfilter/x_tables.c

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.1):

Source:
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-1-12.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-1-10.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-1-10.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-1-9.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-1-7.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-1-6.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-1-3.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-1-2.el8_1.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-1-1.el8_1.src.rpm

ppc64le:
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-1-12.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-debuginfo-1-12.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-debugsource-1-12.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-1-10.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-debuginfo-1-10.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-debugsource-1-10.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-1-10.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-debuginfo-1-10.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-debugsource-1-10.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-1-9.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-debuginfo-1-9.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-debugsource-1-9.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-1-7.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-debuginfo-1-7.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-debugsource-1-7.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-1-6.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-debuginfo-1-6.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-debugsource-1-6.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-1-3.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-debuginfo-1-3.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-debugsource-1-3.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-1-2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-debuginfo-1-2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-debugsource-1-2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-debuginfo-1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-debugsource-1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-1-12.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-debuginfo-1-12.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-debugsource-1-12.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-1-10.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-debuginfo-1-10.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-debugsource-1-10.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-1-10.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-debuginfo-1-10.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-debugsource-1-10.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-1-9.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-debuginfo-1-9.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-debugsource-1-9.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-1-7.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-debuginfo-1-7.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-debugsource-1-7.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-1-6.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-debuginfo-1-6.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-debugsource-1-6.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-1-3.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-debuginfo-1-3.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-debugsource-1-3.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-1-2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-debuginfo-1-2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-debugsource-1-2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-1-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-debuginfo-1-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-debugsource-1-1.el8_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-2021-22543
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22555
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-32399
  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/

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