Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: use-after-free caused by l2cap_reassemble_sdu() in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-3564)
* kernel: stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces (CVE-2022-4378)
* kernel: use-after-free in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c leading to remote Denial of Service attack (CVE-2022-4379)
* kernel: Netfilter integer overflow vulnerability in nft_payload_copy_vlan (CVE-2023-0179)
* kernel: an out-of-bounds vulnerability in i2c-ismt driver (CVE-2022-2873)
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):
* AlmaLinux 9.0: LTP Test failure and crash at fork14 on Sapphire Rapids Platinum 8280+ (BZ#2133083)
* AlmaLinux 9.1 Extending NMI watchdog's timer during LPM (BZ#2140085)
* AMDSERVER 9.1: amdpstate driver incorrectly designed to load as default for Genoa (BZ#2151274)
* qla2xxx NVMe-FC: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 124072 at drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c:70 qla2xxx_rel_done_warning+0x25/0x30 [qla2xxx] (BZ#2152178)
* Regression: Kernel panic on Lenovo T480 with AH40 USB-C docking station (BZ#2153277)
* Scheduler Update (almalinux9.2) (BZ#2153792)
* AlmaLinux9.1, Nx_Gzip: nr_total_credits is not decremented when processing units are reduced by dlpar in shared mode. (FW1030 / DLPAR) (BZ#2154305)
* MSFT, MANA, NET Patch AlmaLinux-9: Fix race on per-CQ variable napi_iperf panic fix (BZ#2155145)
* Azure vPCI AlmaLinux-9 add the support of multi-MSI (BZ#2155459)
* Azure AlmaLinux-9: VM Deployment Failures Patch Request (BZ#2155930)
* The 'date' command shows wrong time in nested KVM s390x guest (BZ#2158815)
* AlmaLinux-9.2: Update NVMe driver to sync with upstream v6.0 (BZ#2161344)
* CEE cephfs: AlmaLinux9 cephfs client crashing with RIP: 0010:netfs_rreq_unlock+0xef/0x380 [netfs] (BZ#2161418)
* block layer: update with upstream v6.0 (BZ#2162535)
Fixed packages 27
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
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| AlmaLinux · 9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | perf | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 |
Vulnerabilities 5
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High 7.8
A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters …
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High 7.5
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allo…
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Medium 5.5CVE-2022-3564 Public exploit
Linux Kernel Bluetooth l2cap_core.c l2cap_reassemble_sdu use after free
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel. Affected by this vulnerability is the function l2cap_reassemble_sdu of the file net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommende…
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Unscored —
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way …
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Unscored —CVE-2023-0179 Public exploit
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the le…
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2873
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3564
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4378
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4379
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0179
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2119048
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2150999
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2152548
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2152807
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2161713
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0951.html