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redhatRedHatRHSA-2021:2165
HistoryJun 01, 2021 - 8:32 a.m.

(RHSA-2021:2165) Important: kpatch-patch security update

2021-06-0108:32:10
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0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.6%

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: userspace applications can misuse the KVM API to cause a write of 16 bytes at an offset up to 32 GB from vcpu->run (CVE-2021-3501)

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.