bpftool, kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2022:0063

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

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: perf_event_parse_addr_filter memory (CVE-2020-25704)

• kernel: fuse: fuse_do_getattr() calls make_bad_inode() in inappropriate situations (CVE-2020-36322)

• kernel: Heap buffer overflow in firedtv driver (CVE-2021-42739)

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):

• A gfs2 withdrawal occurs function = gfs2_setbit, file = fs/gfs2/rgrp.c, line = 109 (BZ#1364234)

• i40e SR-IOV TX driver issue detected on VF 7 - VF connectivity loose after VF down/up (BZ#1977246)

• duplicate ACK not sent when expected (BZ#1990665)

• [kernel-debug] BUG: bad unlock balance detected! when running LTP read_all (BZ#2006536)

• Rudimentary support for AMD Milan - Call init_amd_zn() om Family 19h processors (BZ#2019218)

• A VM with <=8 CPUs handles all the Mellanox NIC interrupts on CPU0 only, causing low performance (BZ#2019272)

• fix _PSD override quirk for AMD family 19h+ (BZ#2019588)

• generic_file_aio_read returns 0 when interrupted early with a fatal signal (BZ#2020857)

Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2022-January/086233.html
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2022-January/098989.html

Affected packages:
bpftool
kernel
kernel-abi-whitelists
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-doc
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python-perf

Upstream details at:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0063