QID 241022

Date Published: 2022-12-19

QID 241022: Red Hat Update for kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:9082)

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: kvm: cmpxchg_gpte can write to pfns outside the userspace region (cve-2022-1158).
    Kernel: openvswitch: integer underflow leads to out-of-bounds write in reserve_sfa_size() (cve-2022-2639).
    Kernel: watch queue race condition can lead to privilege escalation (cve-2022-2959).
    Kernel: nfsd buffer overflow by rpc message over tcp with garbage data (cve-2022-43945).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 9.0 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 9.0 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 9.0 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 9.0 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:9082 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 241022

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:9082 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:9082