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HistoryOct 12, 2021 - 2:15 p.m.

(RHSA-2021:3812) Important: kernel security update

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0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

59.6%

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

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

  • kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM (AVIC support) (CVE-2021-3653)

  • kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM (VMLOAD/VMSAVE) (CVE-2021-3656)

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.