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HistoryNov 15, 2021 - 9:56 a.m.

(RHSA-2021:4646) Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

2021-11-1509:56:17
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The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: Insufficient validation of user-supplied sizes for the MSG_CRYPTO message type (CVE-2021-43267)

  • kernel: timer tree corruption leads to missing wakeup and system freeze (CVE-2021-20317)

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):

  • kernel-rt: update RT source tree to the RHEL-8.5.z source tree (BZ#2020036)