First published: Tue Mar 03 2020(Updated: )
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> kernel: heap overflow in mwifiex_update_vs_ie() function of Marvell WiFi driver (CVE-2019-14816)</li> <li> kernel: heap-based buffer overflow in mwifiex_process_country_ie() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c (CVE-2019-14895)</li> <li> kernel: buffer overflow in cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c (CVE-2019-17133)</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> RHEL7.5 - kernel crashed at xfs_reclaim_inodes_count+0x70/0xa0 (BZ#1795578)</li>
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/kernel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debug | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debug-devel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-devel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-doc | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-headers | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools-libs | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/perf | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/perf-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/python-perf | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-bootwrapper | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debug | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debug-devel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-devel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-headers | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools-libs | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/kernel-tools-libs-devel | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/perf | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/perf-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/python-perf | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
redhat/python-perf-debuginfo | <3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 | 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 |
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The severity of RHSA-2020:0653 is categorized as important due to vulnerabilities that could lead to a heap overflow and potential exploitation.
To fix RHSA-2020:0653, update the kernel and related packages to version 3.10.0-514.73.1.el7 or later.
RHSA-2020:0653 addresses a heap overflow vulnerability in the mwifiex_update_vs_ie function of the Marvell WiFi driver, identified as CVE-2019-14816.
RHSA-2020:0653 affects systems running specific versions of the Linux kernel, including various architectures like x86_64 and ppc64le.
There are no specific workarounds for RHSA-2020:0653; the recommended action is to apply the security patch.