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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2022.2467 kernel security and bug fix update 20 May 2022 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2022-0492 Original Bulletin: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4642 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.0 CVE-2022-0492 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: Red Hat Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:4642-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4642 Issue date: 2022-05-18 CVE Names: CVE-2022-0492 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 3. Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation (CVE-2022-0492) 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 panic in mlx5_ib driver RHEL/CentOS 7.9 VM (BZ#2046571) * [RHEL-7.9] Get Call Trace about "kernel/timer.c:1270 requeue_timers+0x15e/0x170" on specified AMD x86_64 system (BZ#2048502) * kernel NULL pointer dereference while calling dma_pool_alloc from the mlx5_core module (BZ#2055457) * Rhel 7.9 NFS Clients takes very long time to resume operations in an NFS Server failover scenario (BZ#2066699) * perf stat shows unsupported counters for Intel IceLake cpu (BZ#2072317) 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 2051505 - CVE-2022-0492 kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation 2055457 - kernel NULL pointer dereference while calling dma_pool_alloc from the mlx5_core module [rhel-7.9.z] 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7): Source: kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.src.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm x86_64: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7): x86_64: bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7): Source: kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.src.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm x86_64: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7): x86_64: bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.src.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm ppc64: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm s390x: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.s390x.rpm x86_64: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7): ppc64: bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm x86_64: bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7): Source: kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.src.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.noarch.rpm x86_64: bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64.rpm 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