A kernel security and bug fix update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1.

RHSA-2021:3444-01: Important: kernel security and bug fix update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3444-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3444
Issue date: 2021-09-07
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3609 CVE-2021-3715 CVE-2021-37576
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1. Summary:

An update for kernel 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 CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.1) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: race condition in net/can/bcm.c leads to local privilege
escalation (CVE-2021-3609)

* kernel: use-after-free in route4_change() in net/sched/cls_route.c
(CVE-2021-3715)

* kernel: powerpc: KVM guest OS users can cause host OS memory corruption
(CVE-2021-37576)

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.

Bug Fix(es):

* Guest kernel call trace when boot up with 4T memory and 2 vcpus
(BZ#1993551)

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/):

1971651 - CVE-2021-3609 kernel: race condition in net/can/bcm.c leads to local privilege escalation
1986506 - CVE-2021-37576 kernel: powerpc: KVM guest OS users can cause host OS memory corruption
1993988 - CVE-2021-3715 kernel: use-after-free in route4_change() in net/sched/cls_route.c

6. Package List:

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

Source:
kernel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.src.rpm

aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm

noarch:
kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.noarch.rpm

ppc64le:
bpftool-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
bpftool-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1):

aarch64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.aarch64.rpm

ppc64le:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1.x86_64.rpm

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  https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3609
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3715
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-37576
  https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

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