RHSA-2023:0512: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.Security Fix(es): kernel: memory corruption in AX88179178A based USB ethernet device. (CVE-2022-2964) kernel: i915: Incorrect GPU TLB flush can lead to random memory access (CVE-2022-4139) 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): RHEL-9.1: Update new rfkill event size behavior for compatibility with older applications (BZ#2098082) RHEL9 - ISST-LTE:LPM:Rainer/P9:HPT:SLES15SP4:After successful migration with hardlockups ,LPM failed and LPAR remained hung (BZ#2103084) Intel 9.1, ADL-P IOTG: rmmod of pmttelemetry driver results in panic (BZ#2127863) kernel: Update ppc64le key following resolution of CVE-2022-1665 (BZ#2130923) MCHP 9.1: Update SmartPQI driver to latest upstream Second Set of Patches (BZ#2133552) intelqat: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1440 at kernel/dma/debug.c:973 checkunmap+0xa6f/0x2360 (BZ#2133750) CNB: Update TC subsystem to upstream v5.18 (BZ#2137359) netfilter: backports from upstream (BZ#2137360) netfilter: backports from upstream (BZ#2137361) Cgroupsv2, when creating new cgroup/container, resets the cpu affinity masks for all usr processes on the system. (BZ#2143767) RHEL 9: ppc64le: unexpected oom panic when there's enough memory left in zswap test (BZ#2143977) RHEL 9.0, AMD Genoa: OS cannot boot when enabling SME in UEFI setup and appending 'memencrypt=on' (BZ#2145017) kernel-devel RPM cross-compiled by CKI contains host-arch scripts (BZ#2150019) Azure, RHEL 9: Sometimes newly deployed VMs are not getting accelerated network during provisioning (BZ#2151606) Scheduler Update (rhel9.2) (BZ#2153793) DELL 9.0 RT BUG - stock clone: On PE R760 system, call traces are observed dmesg when system is running stress (BZ#2154408) MSFT, MANA RHEL 9: Fix race on per-CQ variable napiiperf panic fix (BZ#2155146) Azure, RHEL 9: VM Deployment Failures Patch Request (BZ#2155931) kernel-rt-debug: WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected (&n->listlock->&p->pilock->&lock->waitlock) (BZ#2160615)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of RHSA-2023:0512?
The severity of RHSA-2023:0512 is classified as important.
How do I fix RHSA-2023:0512?
To fix RHSA-2023:0512, ensure that you update to kernel packages version 5.14.0-70.43.1.el9_0 or higher.
What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2023:0512?
RHSA-2023:0512 addresses vulnerabilities related to memory corruption in AX88179_178A based USB ethernet devices and incorrect GPU TLB flush.
Which packages are affected by RHSA-2023:0512?
Affected packages include kernel, bpftool, and kernel-debug among others.
Is RHSA-2023:0512 applicable to all architectures?
RHSA-2023:0512 is applicable to multiple architectures including x86_64 and ppc64le.