RHSA-2020:4609: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

Published Nov 3, 2020
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Updated

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.Security Fix(es): kernel: use after free due to race condition in the video driver leads to local privilege escalation (CVE-2019-9458) kernel: use-after-free in drivers/bluetooth/hcildisc.c (CVE-2019-15917) kernel: out-of-bounds access in function hclgetmschdmodevnetbasecfg (CVE-2019-15925) kernel: memory leak in ccprunshacmd() (CVE-2019-18808) kernel: Denial Of Service in the ipmibmcregister() (CVE-2019-19046) kernel: out-of-bounds write in ext4xattrsetentry in fs/ext4/xattr.c (CVE-2019-19319) Kernel: kvm: OOB memory write via kvmdevioctlgetcpuid (CVE-2019-19332) kernel: use-after-free in ext4putsuper (CVE-2019-19447) kernel: a malicious USB device in the drivers/input/ff-memless.c leads to use-after-free (CVE-2019-19524) kernel: race condition caused by a malicious USB device in the USB character device driver layer (CVE-2019-19537) kernel: use-after-free in serialirinitmodule() (CVE-2019-19543) kernel: use-after-free in ext4expandextraisize and ext4xattrsetentry (CVE-2019-19767) kernel: use-after-free in debugfsremove (CVE-2019-19770) kernel: out-of-bounds write via crafted keycode table (CVE-2019-20636) kernel: possible use-after-free due to a race condition in cdevget of chardev.c (CVE-2020-0305) kernel: out-of-bounds read in in vcdoresize (CVE-2020-8647) kernel: use-after-free in nttyreceivebufcommon (CVE-2020-8648) kernel: invalid read location in vgaconinvertregion (CVE-2020-8649) kernel: uninitialized kernel data leak in userspace coredumps (CVE-2020-10732) kernel: SELinux netlink permission check bypass (CVE-2020-10751) kernel: out-of-bounds write in mpolparsestr function in mm/mempolicy.c (CVE-2020-11565) kernel: mishandles invalid descriptors in drivers/media/usb/gspca/xirlinkcit.c (CVE-2020-11668) kernel: out-of-bounds write in xdpumemreg (CVE-2020-12659) kernel: sgwrite function lacks an sgremoverequest call in a certain failure case (CVE-2020-12770) kernel: possible to send arbitrary signals to a privileged (suidroot) parent process (CVE-2020-12826) kernel: referencing inode of removed superblock in getfutexkey() causes UAF (CVE-2020-14381) kernel: soft-lockups in iovitercopyfromuseratomic() could result in DoS (CVE-2020-25641) kernel: kernel pointer leak due to WARNON statement in video driver leads to local information disclosure (CVE-2019-9455) kernel: null-pointer dereference in drivers/net/fjes/fjesmain.c (CVE-2019-16231) kernel: null pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qlaos.c (CVE-2019-16233) kernel: memory leak in af9005identifystate() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c (CVE-2019-18809) kernel: A memory leak in the mwifiexpciealloccmdrspbuf() (CVE-2019-19056) kernel: memory leak in the cryptoreport() function in crypto/cryptouserbase.c allows for DoS (CVE-2019-19062) kernel: Two memory leaks in the rtlusbprobe() (CVE-2019-19063) kernel: A memory leak in the rtl8xxxusubmitinturb() (CVE-2019-19068) kernel: A memory leak in the predicateparse() function in kernel/trace/traceeventsfilter.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19072) kernel: information leak bug caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusbdec.c (CVE-2019-19533) kernel: Null pointer dereference in dropsysctltable() in fs/proc/procsysctl.c (CVE-2019-20054) kernel: possibility of memory disclosure when reading the file /proc/sys/kernel/rhfeatures (CVE-2020-10774) kernel: vhost-net: stack overflow in getrawsocket while checking skfamily field (CVE-2020-10942) kernel: sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata (CVE-2020-12655)

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel-rt<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-core<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-core<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-devel<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debuginfo<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-devel<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-modules<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-modules-extra<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
redhat/kernel-rt-kvm<4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8

Remediation

Event History

Feb 28, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·09:06 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:06 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2020:4609?

The severity of RHSA-2020:4609 is classified as high due to the potential for local privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2020:4609?

To fix RHSA-2020:4609, update to the kernel-rt packages version 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8 or later.

3

What vulnerability is addressed in RHSA-2020:4609?

RHSA-2020:4609 addresses a use-after-free vulnerability due to a race condition in the video driver.

4

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2020:4609?

Affected packages include kernel-rt, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-debug, and several related debug packages.

5

What platforms are impacted by RHSA-2020:4609?

RHSA-2020:4609 affects the Real Time Linux Kernel on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems.

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