Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: size_t-to-int conversion vulnerability in the filesystem layer (CVE-2021-33909)
* kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller (CVE-2021-32399)
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):
* pinctrl_emmitsburg: improper configuration (BZ#1963984)
* [Ampere] locking/qrwlock: Fix ordering in queued_write_lock_slowpath (BZ#1964419)
* Rocky Linux8.4 - [P10] [NPIV Multi queue Test kernel- 4.18.0-283.el8.ibmvfc_11022021.ppc64le] DLPAR operation fails for ibmvfc on Denali (ibmvfc/dlpar/Rocky Linux8.4) (BZ#1964697)
* Every server is displaying the same power levels for all of our i40e 25G interfaces. 10G interfaces seem to be correct. Ethtool version is 5.0 (BZ#1967099)
* backport fixes for Connection Tracking offload (BZ#1968679)
* fm10k: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969910)
* ixgbevf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969911)
* ena: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969913)
* b44, bnx2, bnx2x, bnxt, tg3: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969914)
* e1000, e1000e: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969915)
* ice: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969917)
* igb: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969919)
* igbvf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969920)
* igc: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969921)
* ixgbe: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969922)
* i40e: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969923)
* iavf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969925)
* Backport netlink extack tracepoint (BZ#1972938)
* [Rocky Linux8.4] kernel panic when create NPIV port on qedf driver (BZ#1974968)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-305.10.2.el8_4 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —CVE-2021-32399 Public exploit
net/bluetooth/hci_request.c in the Linux kernel through 5.12.2 has a race condition for removal of the HCI controller.
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Unscored —CVE-2021-33909 Public exploit
fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, …