Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: In Overlayfs missing a check for a negative dentry before calling vfs_rename() (CVE-2021-20321)
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):
* panic while breaking a lease/delegation after user mode helper invocation (BZ#2010333)
* The ASR driver is causing a system crash in AlmaLinux8.4 compared to AlmaLinux8.3 due to kernel changes (BZ#2016384)
* AlmaLinux8: DFS provided SMB shares are not accessible following unprivileged access (BZ#2017177)
* Avoid hitting the rtnl_trylock/restart_syscall logic in net-sysfs when possible (BZ#2021165)
* AlmaLinux8: x86/Kconfig: Do not enable AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT (BZ#2024678)
* AlmaLinux8.4-[Regression][P10][DD2.0][Rainier/Denali] - system crashed while offlining and onlining cores (BZ#2026450)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-348.7.1.el8_5 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
A race condition accessing file object in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem was found in the way users do rename in …
References
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-20321