First published: Wed Jul 13 2022(Updated: )
The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> kernel: race condition in perf_event_open leads to privilege escalation (CVE-2022-1729)</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> The latest RHEL 8.6.z1 kernel changes need to be merged into the RT source tree to keep source parity between the two kernels. (BZ#2098244)</li>
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/kernel-rt | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-core | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-core | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-devel | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debuginfo | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-devel | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-modules | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-modules-extra | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
redhat/kernel-rt-kvm | <4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 | 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6 |
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The severity of RHSA-2022:5565 is classified as important.
To fix RHSA-2022:5565, update the kernel-rt packages to version 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6.
RHSA-2022:5565 addresses a race condition in perf_event_open that can lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2022-1729).
RHSA-2022:5565 affects systems running the kernel-rt packages prior to version 4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6.
There are no known workarounds for RHSA-2022:5565; updating to the fixed version is the recommended action.