RHSA-2019:2043: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> Kernel: vhostnet: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900)</li> <li> Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489)</li> <li> kernel: Buffer overflow in hidpprocessreport (CVE-2018-9363)</li> <li> kernel: l2tp: Race condition between pppol2tpsessioncreate() and l2tpethcreate() (CVE-2018-9517)</li> <li> kernel: kvm: guest userspace to guest kernel write (CVE-2018-10853)</li> <li> kernel: use-after-free Read in vhosttransportsendpkt (CVE-2018-14625)</li> <li> kernel: use-after-free in ucmaleavemulticast in drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c (CVE-2018-14734)</li> <li> kernel: Mishandling of indirect calls weakens Spectre mitigation for paravirtual guests (CVE-2018-15594)</li> <li> kernel: TLB flush happens too late on mremap (CVE-2018-18281)</li> <li> kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAPGETCONFOPT (CVE-2019-3459)</li> <li> kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAPPARSECONFRSP (CVE-2019-3460)</li> <li> kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882)</li> <li> kernel: fix race condition between mmgetnotzero()/gettaskmm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599)</li> <li> kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraidsasbase.c leading to DoS (CVE-2019-11810)</li> <li> kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833)</li> <li> kernel: Information exposure in fdlockedioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c (CVE-2018-7755)</li> <li> kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211hwsim.c:hwsimnewradionl() can lead to potential denial of service (CVE-2018-8087)</li> <li> kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hiddebugeventsread() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c (CVE-2018-9516)</li> <li> kernel: Integer overflow in the alarmtimernsleep function (CVE-2018-13053)</li> <li> kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookupslow function (CVE-2018-13093)</li> <li> kernel: NULL pointer dereference in xfsdashrinkinode function (CVE-2018-13094)</li> <li> kernel: NULL pointer dereference in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfsinodebuf.c (CVE-2018-13095)</li> <li> kernel: Information leak in cdromioctldrivestatus (CVE-2018-16658)</li> <li> kernel: out-of-bound read in memcpyfromiovecend() (CVE-2018-16885)</li> <li> Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222)</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>Additional Changes:<br>For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of RHSA-2019:2043?
The severity of RHSA-2019:2043 is classified as important due to the potential for a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
How do I fix RHSA-2019:2043?
To fix RHSA-2019:2043, you should upgrade your kernel-rt packages to version 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7 or later.
What vulnerabilities are addressed by RHSA-2019:2043?
RHSA-2019:2043 addresses vulnerabilities related to the vhost_net that can lead to an infinite loop while receiving packets.
Which packages are affected by RHSA-2019:2043?
The affected packages include kernel-rt, kernel-rt-debug, kernel-rt-devel, and several related kvm and trace packages.
Is there a workaround for RHSA-2019:2043?
There is no specific workaround mentioned for RHSA-2019:2043, so updating to the recommended version is necessary.