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High ELSA-2023-12836 2 CVEs

Important: kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9)

Published Sep 25, 2023 · Updated Sep 25, 2023

Summary

[5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2]
- x86/microcode/intel: Expose collect_cpu_info_early() for IFS
- x86/cpu: Load microcode during restore_processor_state()
- x86/microcode: Rip out the OLD_INTERFACE
- x86/microcode: Default-disable late loading
- x86/microcode: Taint and warn on late loading
- x86/microcode: Remove unnecessary perf callback
- x86/microcode: Print previous version of microcode after reload
- x86/microcode: Rip out the subsys interface gunk
- x86/microcode: Simplify init path even more
- x86/microcode/AMD: Rename a couple of functions {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode: Add a parameter to microcode_check() to store CPU capabilities {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode: Check CPU capabilities after late microcode update correctly {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode: Adjust late loading result reporting message {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/amd: Cache debug register values in percpu variables {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode: Remove ->request_microcode_user()
- x86/microcode: Kill refresh_fw
- x86/microcode/amd: Remove load_microcode_amd()'s bsp parameter {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode: Drop struct ucode_cpu_info.valid
- x86/microcode/AMD: Add a @cpu parameter to the reloading functions {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode/AMD: Track patch allocation size explicitly
- x86/microcode/AMD: Fix mixed steppings support {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/microcode/core: Return an error only when necessary {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/apic: Don't disable x2APIC if locked
- x86/cpu/amd: Move the errata checking functionality up {CVE-2023-20593}
- x86/cpu: Remove redundant extern x86_read_arch_cap_msr()
- x86/cpu, kvm: Add support for CPUID_80000021_EAX
- KVM: x86: Advertise that the SMM_CTL MSR is not supported
- KVM: x86: Move open-coded CPUID leaf 0x80000021 EAX bit propagation code
- x86/cpu, kvm: Add the NO_NESTED_DATA_BP feature
- x86/bugs: Make sure MSR_SPEC_CTRL is updated properly upon resume from S3
- x86/cpu: Support AMD Automatic IBRS
- x86/CPU/AMD: Make sure EFER[AIBRSE] is set
- x86/cpu/amd: Add a Zenbleed fix {CVE-2023-20593}

Fixed packages 27

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 9 bpftool 0:7.0.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-abi-stablelists 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-core 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-cross-headers 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-core 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-devel 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-devel-matched 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-modules 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-modules-core 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-modules-extra 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-debug-uki-virt 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-devel 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-devel-matched 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-doc 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-headers 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-modules 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-modules-core 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-modules-extra 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-tools 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-tools-libs 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-tools-libs-devel 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 kernel-uki-virt 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 perf 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 python3-perf 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
Oracle Linux · 9 rtla 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2

Vulnerabilities 2