RHSA-2020:1984: Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

Published Apr 30, 2020
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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: 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> [Stratus 7.6 Bug] Deadlock on hcd-&gt;bandwidthmutex when usb controller fails during initialization (BZ#1764528)</li> <li> RHEL7.7 Snapshot5 - retry when cpu offline races with migration (BZ#1766094)</li> <li> Slow console output with ast (Aspeed) graphics driver (BZ#1780147)</li> <li> RHEL7.7 - qeth: add safeguards to RX data path (BZ#1792248)</li> <li> 'soft lockup' events during unmount of container file system due to bloated dentry cache / memory cgroup slab cache reclaim not available in RHEL7 (BZ#1796358)</li> <li> [GSS] Can't access the mount point due to possible blocking of i/o on rbd (BZ#1796435)</li> <li> [xfstests]: copyfilerange cause corruption on rhel-7 (BZ#1797967)</li> <li> kernel: UAF in cdevput() when a PTP device is removed while its chardev is open (BZ#1798395)</li> <li> [HPE 7.8 Bug] RHEL7.8 kernel may ignore NMI from ilo (BZ#1798397)</li> <li> [HPEMC RHEL 7.7 RHEL 7.8 REGRESSION] kernel not populating numanod in /sys/devices... for PMEM (BZ#1801697)</li> <li> Unable to exclude files from auditing (BZ#1806429)</li> <li> DNAT'd packet is not unmangled upon reply on openshift node (BZ#1806446)</li> <li> port show-kabi to python3 (BZ#1806929)</li> <li> top shows super high loads when tuned profile realtime-virtual-host is applied (BZ#1808029)</li> <li> Backport CIFS stale ESTALE handling and dentry revalidation patches (BZ#1811053)</li> <li> Observed a memory leak while using dm-multipath (BZ#1812936)</li> <li> dm-multipath high load backport incorrect (BZ#1814536)</li>

Affected Software

61 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/bpftool-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-doc<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/bpftool-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-kdump-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/bpftool<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/bpftool-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7
3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7

Remediation

Event History

Jun 20, 2024
Advisory Published
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2020:1984?

The severity of RHSA-2020:1984 is classified as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2020:1984?

To fix RHSA-2020:1984, you need to update your kernel packages to version 3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7 or later.

3

What does the vulnerability RHSA-2020:1984 address?

RHSA-2020:1984 addresses an incomplete mitigation for the Spectre-RSB vulnerability that can lead to information exposure.

4

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2020:1984?

The affected packages include kernel, bpftool, and several kernel-related packages for versions prior to 3.10.0-1062.21.1.el7.

5

Is RHSA-2020:1984 specific to a Linux distribution?

Yes, RHSA-2020:1984 specifically pertains to Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions.

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