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Posted on 03 June 2023
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:3349-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3349
Issue date: 2023-05-30
CVE Names: CVE-2023-32233
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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 Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64
3. Description:
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch
requests can lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-32233)
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):
* The qede driver changes rx-usecs: to 256 causing performance impact
(BZ#2176104)
* Intel QAT Update - (kernel changes) (BZ#2176850)
* In FIPS mode, kernel does not transition into error state when RCT or APT
health tests fail (BZ#2181730)
* "smpboot: Scheduler frequency invariance went wobbly, disabling!" on
nohz_full CPUs after long run (BZ#2188067)
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/):
2196105 - CVE-2023-32233 kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch requests can lead to privilege escalation
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
kernel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.src.rpm
aarch64:
bpftool-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
bpftool-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
bpftool-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
bpftool-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-cross-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-core-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-extra-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8):
aarch64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
bpftool-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
python3-perf-debuginfo-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32233
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
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