QID 241886

Date Published: 2023-08-02

QID 241886: Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2023:4378)

The kernel-rt packages provide the real time linux kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements...Security Fix(es):

    kernel: ipvlan: out-of-bounds write caused by unclear skb->cb (cve-2023-3090).
    Kernel: cls_flower: out-of-bounds write in fl_set_geneve_opt() (cve-2023-35788).
    Kernel: kvm: x86/mmu: race condition in direct_page_fault() (cve-2022-45869).
    Kernel: speculative pointer dereference in do_prlimit() in kernel/sys.c (cve-2023-0458).
    Kernel: spectre v2 smt mitigations problem (cve-2023-1998).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for real time 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for real time for nfv 9 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-2023:4378 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:4378 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4378