(RHSA-2024:6156) Important: kernel security update

2024-09-0305:26:26

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kernel

security update

linux

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

Confidence

High

JSON

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

Security Fix(es):

kernel: net/sched: act_api: fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc() (CVE-2024-40995)
kernel: perf: Fix list corruption in perf_cgroup_switch() (CVE-2022-48799)
kernel: virtio-net: tap: mlx5_core short frame denial of service (CVE-2024-41090)
kernel: virtio-net: tun: mlx5_core short frame denial of service (CVE-2024-41091)

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
RedHat8x86_64kernel-debug-modules< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8x86_64kernel-modules-extra< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8x86_64kernel-debug-modules-extra< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lekernel-tools< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-tools-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lekernel-modules-extra< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8x86_64perf-debuginfo< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat8ppc64leperf< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4perf-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8ppc64leperf-debuginfo< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8ppc64lekernel< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat8x86_64kernel-debug-core< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-debug-modules	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-modules-extra	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-debug-modules-extra	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	kernel-tools	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-tools-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	kernel-modules-extra	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	perf-debuginfo	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	perf	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	perf-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	perf-debuginfo	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	ppc64le	kernel	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.ppc64le.rpm
RedHat	8	x86_64	kernel-debug-core	< 4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4	kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm