QID 239521

Date Published: 2021-07-29

QID 239521: Red Hat Update for kpatch-patch (RHSA-2021:2729)

This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.

Security Fix(es): kernel: size_t-to-int conversion vulnerability in the filesystem layer (CVE-2021-33909) kernel: use-after-free in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c when destroying an hci_chan (CVE-2021-33034)

Affected Products:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to Applying Package Updates to RHEL system for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:2729 to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239521

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:2729 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2729?language=en