RHSA-2020:0174: Important: kernel-alt security and bug fix update

Published Jan 21, 2020
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Updated

The kernel-alt packages provide the Linux kernel version 4.x.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> Kernel: speculative bounds check bypass store (CVE-2018-3693)</li> <li> kernel: Use-after-free due to race condition in AFPACKET implementation (CVE-2018-18559)</li> <li> kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiexupdatebssdescwithie function in marvell/mwifiex/scan.c (CVE-2019-3846)</li> <li> kernel: afalgrelease() in crypto/afalg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfssetattr (CVE-2019-8912)</li> <li> kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiexuapparsetailies function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c (CVE-2019-10126)</li> <li> kernel: Count overflow in FUSE request leading to use-after-free issues. (CVE-2019-11487)</li> <li> kernel: heap overflow in mwifiexupdatevsie() function of Marvell WiFi driver (CVE-2019-14816)</li> <li> kernel: buffer overflow in cfg80211mgdwextgiwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c (CVE-2019-17133)</li> <li> kernel: heap overflow in mwifiexsetuaprates() function of Marvell Wifi Driver leading to DoS (CVE-2019-14814)</li> <li> kernel: heap-overflow in mwifiexsetwmmparams() function of Marvell WiFi driver leading to DoS (CVE-2019-14815)</li> <li> kernel: (powerpc) incomplete Spectre-RSB mitigation leads to information exposure (CVE-2019-18660)</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> Kernel panic on job cleanup, related to SySgetdents64 (BZ#1702057)</li> <li> Kernel modules generated incorrectly when system is localized to non-English language (BZ#1705285)</li> <li> RHEL-Alt-7.6 - Fixup tlbie vs store ordering issue on POWER9 (BZ#1756270)</li>

Affected Software

51 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel-alt<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
redhat/kernel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debug<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-debug-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-doc<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-headers<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-tools<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-tools-libs<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/perf<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/perf-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/python-perf<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
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redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.aa
redhat/kernel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
redhat/kernel-debug<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debug-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-headers<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-tools<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-tools-libs<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/perf<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/perf-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/python-perf<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debug<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
redhat/kernel-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-headers<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-kdump<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-kdump-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/kernel-kdump-devel<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
redhat/perf<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/perf-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/python-perf<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
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redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a

Remediation

Event History

Jan 2, 2025
Advisory Published
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What vulnerabilities are associated with RHSA-2020:0174?

RHSA-2020:0174 addresses vulnerabilities such as speculative bounds check bypass (CVE-2018-3693) and a use-after-free error in the AF_PACKET implementation (CVE-2018-18559).

2

What is the severity of RHSA-2020:0174?

The severity of RHSA-2020:0174 is considered high due to the potential for exploitation of the vulnerabilities involved.

3

How do I fix RHSA-2020:0174?

To fix RHSA-2020:0174, update affected packages to the remedied versions 4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a or later.

4

Which software is affected by RHSA-2020:0174?

Affected software includes various kernel-alt packages and their dependencies, specifically versions up to 4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a.

5

What system types are impacted by RHSA-2020:0174?

RHSA-2020:0174 impacts Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems using specific kernel versions across different architectures.

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