First published: Wed Nov 20 2019(Updated: )
This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)</li> <li> hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135)</li>
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/kpatch-patch | <4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1 | 4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1 |
redhat/kpatch-patch | <4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1 | 4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1 |
redhat/kpatch-patch | <4_18_0-147-debuginfo-1-3.el8_1 | 4_18_0-147-debuginfo-1-3.el8_1 |
redhat/kpatch-patch | <4_18_0-147-debugsource-1-3.el8_1 | 4_18_0-147-debugsource-1-3.el8_1 |
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RHSA-2019:3936 addresses vulnerabilities related to Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (CVE-2018-12207) and TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort.
To fix RHSA-2019:3936, you should update to the kpatch-patch package version 4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1 on your system.
The severity of RHSA-2019:3936 is classified as Important in Red Hat's security advisory.
RHSA-2019:3936 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems that utilize the kpatch-patch package.
The kernel live patch in RHSA-2019:3936 is designed to modify the code of a running kernel to enhance security without needing a reboot.