Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces (CVE-2022-4378)
* ALSA: pcm: Move rwsem lock inside snd_ctl_elem_read to prevent UAF (CVE-2023-0266)
* kernel: FUSE filesystem low-privileged user privileges escalation (CVE-2023-0386)
* kernel: net: CPU soft lockup in TC mirred egress-to-ingress action (CVE-2022-4269)
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 on reboot due to a bug in mei_wdt module (BZ#2139770)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud8: Practically limit "Dummy wait" workaround to old Intel systems (BZ#2142170)
* AMDSERVER 8.7: amdpstate driver incorrectly designed to load as default for Genoa (BZ#2151275)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud-8.8: Update RDMA core to Linux v6.0 (BZ#2161750)
* Kernel panic observed during VxFS module unload (BZ#2162763)
* Client not able to connect to rhel server: SYN is answered by chalange ACK and RST is ignored (BZ#2165587)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud8.4: s390/kexec: fix ipl report address for kdump (BZ#2166296)
* kvm-unit-test reports unhandled exception on AMD (BZ#2166362)
* Windows Server 2019 guest randomly pauses with "KVM: entry failed, hardware error 0x80000021" (BZ#2166368)
* Unable to get QinQ working with ConnectX-4 Lx in SR-IOV scenario (BZ#2166665)
* panic in fib6_rule_suppress+0x22 with custom xdp prog involved in (BZ#2167602)
* net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table (BZ#2167640)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud 8.7: EEH injection failed to recover on Mellanox adapter. (BZ#2167645)
* mlx5: lag and sriov fixes (BZ#2167647)
* Rocky Linux SIG Cloud8.4: dasd: fix no record found for raw_track_access (BZ#2167776)
* GSS: Set of fixes in ceph kernel module to prevent OCS node kernel crash - blocklist the kclient when receiving corrupted snap trace (BZ#2168896)
* Azure Rocky Linux SIG Cloud8 scsi: storvsc: Fix swiotlb bounce buffer leak in confidential VM (BZ#2170228)
* fast_isolate_freepages scans out of target zone (BZ#2170576)
* Backport Request for locking/rwsem commits (BZ#2170939)
* ipv6 traffic stop when an sriov vf have ipv6 address (BZ#2172550)
* Hyper-V Rocky Linux SIG Cloud8.8: Update MANA driver (BZ#2173103)
Enhancement(s):
* Intel 8.8 FEAT SPR CPU: AMX: Improve the init_fpstate setup code (BZ#2168384)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.cloud |
Vulnerabilities 4
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High 7.9
Use after free in SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM in Linux Kernel
A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. …
KEV Mar 30, 2023 -
High 7.8
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities w…
KEV Jun 17, 2025 -
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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Medium 5.5
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem. Using a specific networking configuration (redirec…