RHSA-2022:0188: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.Security Fix(es): kernel: xfs: raw block device data leak in XFSIOCALLOCSP IOCTL (CVE-2021-4155) kernel: fscontext: heap overflow in legacy parameter handling (CVE-2022-0185) 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.Bug Fix(es): kernel show “ BUG: scheduling while atomic:xxx“ and reboot when an uncorrectable memory error injection on RHEL8.4 beta and GA (BZ#2008789) tcp: Sockets can be orphaned in the FIN-WAIT-1 or CLOSING states. (BZ#2021574) Hostnetwork pod to service backed by hostnetwork on the same node is not working with OVN Kubernetes (BZ#2024411) ice: bug fixes for kernel crashes (BZ#2026698) [RHEL-8.6][SanityOnly] Backport leftover migratedisable BPF related change (BZ#2027689) xfs: IDONTCACHE flag is ignored [xfstests: xfs/177] (BZ#2028534) FIPS: deadlock between PID 1 and "modprobe crypto-jitterentropyrng" at boot, preventing system to boot (BZ#2029365) RHEL8.6: Backport upstream RCU commits up to v5.12 (BZ#2029449) i40e,ixgbe: revert XDP partial backport from kernel 5.13 (BZ#2029845) spec: Support separate tools build (BZ#2031053) RCU stall WARNING: at kernel/rcu/tree.c:1392 rcuadvancecbsnowake+0x51/0x60 (BZ#2032579) block: update to upstream v5.14 (BZ#2034396)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What security vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2022:0188?
RHSA-2022:0188 addresses vulnerabilities including CVE-2021-4155 involving a raw block device data leak and CVE-2022-0185 concerning a heap overflow in legacy parameter handling.
What is the severity of RHSA-2022:0188?
The severity of RHSA-2022:0188 is classified as important, indicating potential risk to affected systems.
How do I remediate the vulnerabilities in RHSA-2022:0188?
To remediate the vulnerabilities in RHSA-2022:0188, you should update to the recommended kernel version 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5.
Which packages are affected by RHSA-2022:0188?
Affected packages include kernel, bpftool, kernel-headers, and various kernel-related packages across multiple architectures.
What systems are impacted by the vulnerabilities in RHSA-2022:0188?
The impacted systems are those running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, particularly version 8.5 and related packages.