RHSA-2019:4058: Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Published Dec 3, 2019
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Updated

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.<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: KVM: nVMX: use-after-free of the hrtimer for emulation of the preemption timer (CVE-2019-7221)</li> <li> kernel: Handling of mightcancel queueing is not properly pretected against race (CVE-2017-10661)</li> <li> kernel: Inifinite loop vulnerability in mm/madvise.c:madvisewillneed() function allows local denial of service (CVE-2017-18208)</li> <li> kernel: use-after-free in drivers/char/ipmi/ipmisiintf.c, ipmisimemio.c, ipmisiportio.c (CVE-2019-11811)</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>Bug Fix(es):<br><li> [LLNL 7.5 Bug] slab leak causing a crash when using kmem control group (BZ#1748234)</li> <li> kmem, memcg: system crash due to cache destruction race (BZ#1754829)</li> <li> kernel build: parallelize redhat/mod-sign.sh (BZ#1755327)</li> <li> kernel build: speed up module compression step (BZ#1755336)</li>

Affected Software

35 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-doc<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debug-devel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-devel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-headers<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/perf<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/python-perf<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo<3.10.0-693.61.1.el7
3.10.0-693.61.1.el7

Remediation

Event History

Apr 17, 2024
Advisory Published
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What are the vulnerabilities addressed in RHSA-2019:4058?

RHSA-2019:4058 addresses vulnerabilities including a DoS condition in vhost_net (CVE-2019-3900) and page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489).

2

How do I fix the vulnerabilities in RHSA-2019:4058?

To fix the vulnerabilities in RHSA-2019:4058, you should update your kernel to version 3.10.0-693.61.1.el7 or later.

3

What systems are affected by RHSA-2019:4058?

RHSA-2019:4058 affects systems running the kernel version below 3.10.0-693.61.1.el7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

4

What is the severity of RHSA-2019:4058?

The severity of RHSA-2019:4058 is classified as important due to the potential denial of service and data exposure risks.

5

Is it necessary to reboot after applying the fix for RHSA-2019:4058?

Yes, it is necessary to reboot your system after applying the kernel update specified in RHSA-2019:4058 for the changes to take effect.

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