The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
kernel: size_t-to-int conversion vulnerability in the filesystem layer (CVE-2021-33909)
kernel: use-after-free in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c when destroying an hci_chan (CVE-2021-33034)
kernel: perf_event_parse_addr_filter memory (CVE-2020-25704)
kernel: security bypass in certs/blacklist.c and certs/system_keyring.c (CVE-2020-26541)
kernel: fork: fix copy_process(CLONE_PARENT) race with the exiting ->real_parent (CVE-2020-35508)
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):
RHEL8.2 Snapshot2 - tpm: ibmvtpm: Wait for buffer to be set before proceeding (BZ#1933986)
fnic crash from invalid request pointer (BZ#1961707)
[Azure][RHEL8.4] Two Patches Needed To Enable Azure Host Time-syncing in VMs (BZ#1963051)
RHEL kernel 8.2 and higher are affected by data corruption bug in raid1 arrays using bitmaps. (BZ#1969338)