RHSA-2019:2828: Important: kernel-rt security update

Published Sep 20, 2019
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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): A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's vhost functionality that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host. (CVE-2019-14835)

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel-rt<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-core<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-core<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-devel<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm-debuginfo<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debuginfo<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-devel<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-kvm-debuginfo<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-modules<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-modules-extra<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt-kvm<4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0
4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0

Remediation

Event History

Sep 20, 2019
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2019:2828?

The severity of RHSA-2019:2828 is classified as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2019:2828?

You can resolve RHSA-2019:2828 by updating to the kernel-rt package version 4.18.0-80.11.2.rt9.157.el8_0 or later.

3

What types of packages are affected by RHSA-2019:2828?

RHSA-2019:2828 affects several kernel-rt packages, including kernel-rt, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-debug, and their respective debug and module packages.

4

What vulnerability does RHSA-2019:2828 address?

RHSA-2019:2828 addresses a buffer overflow flaw in the Linux kernel's vhost functionality.

5

When was RHSA-2019:2828 released?

RHSA-2019:2828 was released on September 18, 2019.

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