RHSA-2021:1578: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published May 18, 2021
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Updated

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.Security Fix(es): kernel: Integer overflow in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (CVE-2020-12362) kernel: memory leak in sofsetgetlargectrldata() function in sound/soc/sof/ipc.c (CVE-2019-18811) kernel: use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver (CVE-2019-19523) kernel: use-after-free bug caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c driver (CVE-2019-19528) kernel: possible out of bounds write in kbdkeycode of keyboard.c (CVE-2020-0431) kernel: DoS by corrupting mountpoint reference counter (CVE-2020-12114) kernel: use-after-free in usbsgcancel function in drivers/usb/core/message.c (CVE-2020-12464) kernel: buffer uses out of index in ext3/4 filesystem (CVE-2020-14314) kernel: Use After Free vulnerability in cgroup BPF component (CVE-2020-14356) kernel: NULL pointer dereference in serial8250isainitports function in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250core.c (CVE-2020-15437) kernel: umask not applied on filesystem without ACL support (CVE-2020-24394) kernel: TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code (CVE-2020-25212) kernel: incomplete permission checking for access to rbd devices (CVE-2020-25284) kernel: race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c (CVE-2020-25285) kernel: improper input validation in pppcpparsecr function leads to memory corruption and read overflow (CVE-2020-25643) kernel: perfeventparseaddrfilter memory (CVE-2020-25704) kernel: use-after-free in kernel midi subsystem (CVE-2020-27786) kernel: child process is able to access parent mm through hfi dev file handle (CVE-2020-27835) kernel: slab-out-of-bounds read in fbcon (CVE-2020-28974) kernel: fork: fix copyprocess(CLONEPARENT) race with the exiting ->realparent (CVE-2020-35508) kernel: fuse: fusedogetattr() calls makebadinode() in inappropriate situations (CVE-2020-36322) kernel: use after free in tungetuser of tun.c could lead to local escalation of privilege (CVE-2021-0342) kernel: NULL pointer dereferences in ov511modeinitregs and ov518modeinitregs in drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c (CVE-2020-11608) 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.Additional Changes:For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Affected Software

105 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<4.18.0-305.el8
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redhat/bpftool<4.18.0-305.el8
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redhat/bpftool<4.18.0-305.el8
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Remediation

Event History

May 24, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·10:35 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:35 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2021:1578?

The severity of RHSA-2021:1578 is categorized as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2021:1578?

To fix RHSA-2021:1578, you should update the affected packages to version 4.18.0-305.el8 or higher.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2021:1578?

RHSA-2021:1578 addresses vulnerabilities including an integer overflow in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (CVE-2020-12362) and a memory leak in the sof_set_get_large_ctrl_data() function.

4

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2021:1578?

The affected packages include kernel, kernel-core, bpftool, and various kernel-debug packages.

5

What systems are impacted by RHSA-2021:1578?

RHSA-2021:1578 impacts systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that utilize the affected kernel packages.

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