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RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5564-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5564
Issue date: 2022-07-13
CVE Names: CVE-2022-1729
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1. Summary:
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
3. Description:
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: race condition in perf_event_open leads to privilege escalation
(CVE-2022-1729)
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):
* conntrack entries linger around after test (BZ#2066356)
* Any process performing I/O doesn't fail on degraded LVM RAID and IO
process hangs (BZ#2075075)
* fix data corruption caused by dm-integrity (BZ#2082184)
* Backport request of "genirq: use rcu in kstat_irqs_usr()" (BZ#2083308)
* SUT will flash once color screen during boot to OS. (BZ#2083384)
* Kernel Support Fixes for UV5 platform (BZ#2084645)
* i/o on initiator stuck when network is disrupted
(4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64) (BZ#2091078)
* glock deadlock (using the dct tool) (BZ#2092073)
* Recursive locking in gfs2_fault (read/write + mmap) (BZ#2092074)
* 8.6.z backport of "vmxnet3: add support for 32 Tx/Rx queues" from BZ
2083561 (BZ#2094473)
* System freezes with callstack in dmesg: ret_from_fork (BZ#2096305)
* Need some changes in RHEL8.x kernels. (BZ#2096931)
* Bad length in dpctl/dump-flows (BZ#2097796)
Enhancement(s):
* Elkhart Graphics - remove force_probe flag (BZ#2075567)
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
2086753 - CVE-2022-1729 kernel: race condition in perf_event_open leads to privilege escalation
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
kernel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.src.rpm
aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
bpftool-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
bpftool-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8):
aarch64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1729
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
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