RHSA-2019:4168: Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Published Dec 10, 2019
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Updated

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> kernel: brcmfmac heap buffer overflow in brcmfwowlndresults (CVE-2019-9500)</li> 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.<br>Bug Fix(es):<br><li> [HPEMC 7.7 BUG] Protect against concurrent calls into UV BIOS (BZ#1720367)</li> <li> A cluster node has multiple hung "mv" processes that are accessing a gfs2 filesystem. (BZ#1721911)</li> <li> alua messages flooding serial console leading to cluster failover delays (BZ#1754849)</li> <li> kernel build: parallelize redhat/mod-sign.sh (BZ#1755329)</li> <li> kernel build: speed up module compression step (BZ#1755338)</li> <li> Nested VirtualBox VMs on Windows guest has the potential of impacting memory region allocated to other KVM guests (BZ#1755782)</li> <li> [Intel 7.8 Bug] [KVM][CLX] CPUID70EDXARCHCAPABILITIES is not enabled in VM. (BZ#1757756)</li> <li> OS getting restarted because of driver issue with QLogic Corp. ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA [1077:2532] (rev 02). (BZ#1759446)</li> <li> patchset for x86/atomic: Fix smpmb{before,after}atomic() (BZ#1772810)</li>

Affected Software

56 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-doc<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
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redhat/kernel-kdump-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-957.41.1.el7
3.10.0-957.41.1.el7

Remediation

Event History

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2019:4168?

RHSA-2019:4168 is associated with a critical vulnerability due to a heap buffer overflow in brcmf_wowl_nd_results affecting the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2019:4168?

To fix RHSA-2019:4168, update the kernel package to version 3.10.0-957.41.1.el7 or later.

3

What products are affected by RHSA-2019:4168?

RHSA-2019:4168 affects several packages including kernel, kernel-debug, and kernel-devel on Red Hat EL7 systems.

4

What is the cause of the vulnerability in RHSA-2019:4168?

The vulnerability in RHSA-2019:4168 is caused by a heap buffer overflow in the brcmfmac driver.

5

When was RHSA-2019:4168 released?

RHSA-2019:4168 was released on December 11, 2019.

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