RHSA-2021:4356 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: out-of-bounds reads in pinctrl subsystem (CVE-2020-0427)
• kernel: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers (CVE-2020-24502)
• kernel: Insufficient access control in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers (CVE-2020-24503)
• kernel: Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers (CVE-2020-24504)
• kernel: Fragmentation cache not cleared on reconnection (CVE-2020-24586)
• kernel: Reassembling fragments encrypted under different keys (CVE-2020-24587)
• kernel: wifi frame payload being parsed incorrectly as an L2 frame (CVE-2020-24588)
• kernel: Forwarding EAPOL from unauthenticated wifi client (CVE-2020-26139)
• kernel: accepting plaintext data frames in protected networks (CVE-2020-26140)
• kernel: not verifying TKIP MIC of fragmented frames (CVE-2020-26141)
• kernel: accepting fragmented plaintext frames in protected networks (CVE-2020-26143)
• kernel: accepting unencrypted A-MSDU frames that start with RFC1042 header (CVE-2020-26144)
• kernel: accepting plaintext broadcast fragments as full frames (CVE-2020-26145)
• kernel: powerpc: RTAS calls can be used to compromise kernel integrity (CVE-2020-27777)
• kernel: locking inconsistency in tty_io.c and tty_jobctrl.c can lead to a read-after-free (CVE-2020-29660)
• kernel: buffer overflow in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start function via a long SSID value (CVE-2020-36158)
• kernel: slab out-of-bounds read in hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt() (CVE-2020-36386)
• kernel: Improper access control in BlueZ may allow information disclosure vulnerability. (CVE-2021-0129)
• kernel: Use-after-free in ndb_queue_rq() in drivers/block/nbd.c (CVE-2021-3348)
• kernel: Linux kernel eBPF RINGBUF map oversized allocation (CVE-2021-3489)
• kernel: double free in bluetooth subsystem when the HCI device initialization fails (CVE-2021-3564)
• kernel: use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() (CVE-2021-3573)
• kernel: eBPF 32-bit source register truncation on div/mod (CVE-2021-3600)
• kernel: DoS in rb_per_cpu_empty() (CVE-2021-3679)
• kernel: Mounting overlayfs inside an unprivileged user namespace can reveal files (CVE-2021-3732)
• kernel: heap overflow in __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt() (CVE-2021-20194)
• kernel: Race condition in sctp_destroy_sock list_del (CVE-2021-23133)
• kernel: fuse: stall on CPU can occur because a retry loop continually finds the same bad inode (CVE-2021-28950)
• kernel: System crash in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c (CVE-2021-28971)
• kernel: protection can be bypassed to leak content of kernel memory (CVE-2021-29155)
• kernel: improper input validation in tipc_nl_retrieve_key function in net/tipc/node.c (CVE-2021-29646)
• kernel: lack a full memory barrier may lead to DoS (CVE-2021-29650)
• kernel: local escalation of privileges in handling of eBPF programs (CVE-2021-31440)
• kernel: protection of stack pointer against speculative pointer arithmetic can be bypassed to leak content of kernel memory (CVE-2021-31829)
• kernel: out-of-bounds reads and writes due to enforcing incorrect limits for pointer arithmetic operations by BPF verifier (CVE-2021-33200)
• kernel: reassembling encrypted fragments with non-consecutive packet numbers (CVE-2020-26146)
• kernel: reassembling mixed encrypted/plaintext fragments (CVE-2020-26147)
• kernel: the copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check (CVE-2020-29368)
• kernel: flowtable list del corruption with kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:50 (CVE-2021-3635)
• kernel: NULL pointer dereference in llsec_key_alloc() in net/mac802154/llsec.c (CVE-2021-3659)
• kernel: setsockopt System Call Untrusted Pointer Dereference Information Disclosure (CVE-2021-20239)
• kernel: out of bounds array access in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c (CVE-2021-31916)

Solution

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.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Virtualization Host 4 for RHEL 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8 ppc64le
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 aarch64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 aarch64

Fixes

• BZ - 1509204 - dlm: Add ability to set SO_MARK on DLM sockets
• BZ - 1793880 - Unreliable RTC synchronization (11-minute mode)
• BZ - 1816493 - [RHEL 8.3] Discard request from mkfs.xfs takes too much time on raid10
• BZ - 1900844 - CVE-2020-27777 kernel: powerpc: RTAS calls can be used to compromise kernel integrity
• BZ - 1903244 - CVE-2020-29368 kernel: the copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check
• BZ - 1906522 - CVE-2020-29660 kernel: locking inconsistency in drivers/tty/tty_io.c and drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c can lead to a read-after-free
• BZ - 1912683 - CVE-2021-20194 kernel: heap overflow in __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt()
• BZ - 1913348 - CVE-2020-36158 kernel: buffer overflow in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/join.c via a long SSID value
• BZ - 1915825 - Allow falling back to genfscon labeling when the FS doesn't support xattrs and there is a fs_use_xattr rule for it
• BZ - 1919893 - CVE-2020-0427 kernel: out-of-bounds reads in pinctrl subsystem.
• BZ - 1921958 - CVE-2021-3348 kernel: Use-after-free in ndb_queue_rq() in drivers/block/nbd.c
• BZ - 1923636 - CVE-2021-20239 kernel: setsockopt System Call Untrusted Pointer Dereference Information Disclosure
• BZ - 1930376 - CVE-2020-24504 kernel: Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers
• BZ - 1930379 - CVE-2020-24502 kernel: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers
• BZ - 1930381 - CVE-2020-24503 kernel: Insufficient access control in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers
• BZ - 1933527 - Files on cifs mount can get mixed contents when underlying file is removed but inode number is reused, when mounted with 'serverino' and 'cache=strict '
• BZ - 1939341 - CNB: net: add inline function skb_csum_is_sctp
• BZ - 1941762 - CVE-2021-28950 kernel: fuse: stall on CPU can occur because a retry loop continually finds the same bad inode
• BZ - 1941784 - CVE-2021-28971 kernel: System crash in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
• BZ - 1945345 - CVE-2021-29646 kernel: improper input validation in tipc_nl_retrieve_key function in net/tipc/node.c
• BZ - 1945388 - CVE-2021-29650 kernel: lack a full memory barrier upon the assignment of a new table value in net/netfilter/x_tables.c and include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h may lead to DoS
• BZ - 1946965 - CVE-2021-31916 kernel: out of bounds array access in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
• BZ - 1948772 - CVE-2021-23133 kernel: Race condition in sctp_destroy_sock list_del
• BZ - 1951595 - CVE-2021-29155 kernel: protection for sequences of pointer arithmetic operations against speculatively out-of-bounds loads can be bypassed to leak content of kernel memory
• BZ - 1953847 - [ethtool] The `NLM_F_MULTI` should be used for `NLM_F_DUMP`
• BZ - 1954588 - RHEL kernel 8.2 and higher are affected by data corruption bug in raid1 arrays using bitmaps.
• BZ - 1957788 - CVE-2021-31829 kernel: protection of stack pointer against speculative pointer arithmetic can be bypassed to leak content of kernel memory
• BZ - 1959559 - CVE-2021-3489 kernel: Linux kernel eBPF RINGBUF map oversized allocation
• BZ - 1959642 - CVE-2020-24586 kernel: Fragmentation cache not cleared on reconnection
• BZ - 1959654 - CVE-2020-24587 kernel: Reassembling fragments encrypted under different keys
• BZ - 1959657 - CVE-2020-24588 kernel: wifi frame payload being parsed incorrectly as an L2 frame
• BZ - 1959663 - CVE-2020-26139 kernel: Forwarding EAPOL from unauthenticated wifi client
• BZ - 1960490 - CVE-2020-26140 kernel: accepting plaintext data frames in protected networks
• BZ - 1960492 - CVE-2020-26141 kernel: not verifying TKIP MIC of fragmented frames
• BZ - 1960496 - CVE-2020-26143 kernel: accepting fragmented plaintext frames in protected networks
• BZ - 1960498 - CVE-2020-26144 kernel: accepting unencrypted A-MSDU frames that start with RFC1042 header
• BZ - 1960500 - CVE-2020-26145 kernel: accepting plaintext broadcast fragments as full frames
• BZ - 1960502 - CVE-2020-26146 kernel: reassembling encrypted fragments with non-consecutive packet numbers
• BZ - 1960504 - CVE-2020-26147 kernel: reassembling mixed encrypted/plaintext fragments
• BZ - 1960708 - please add CAP_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE to capability.h
• BZ - 1964028 - CVE-2021-31440 kernel: local escalation of privileges in handling of eBPF programs
• BZ - 1964139 - CVE-2021-3564 kernel: double free in bluetooth subsystem when the HCI device initialization fails
• BZ - 1965038 - CVE-2021-0129 kernel: Improper access control in BlueZ may allow information disclosure vulnerability.
• BZ - 1965360 - kernel: get_timespec64 does not ignore padding in compat syscalls
• BZ - 1965458 - CVE-2021-33200 kernel: out-of-bounds reads and writes due to enforcing incorrect limits for pointer arithmetic operations by BPF verifier
• BZ - 1966578 - CVE-2021-3573 kernel: use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl()
• BZ - 1969489 - CVE-2020-36386 kernel: slab out-of-bounds read in hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt() in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
• BZ - 1971101 - ceph: potential data corruption in cephfs write_begin codepath
• BZ - 1972278 - libceph: allow addrvecs with a single NONE/blank address
• BZ - 1974627 - [TIPC] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:31!
• BZ - 1975182 - CVE-2021-33909 kernel: size_t-to-int conversion vulnerability in the filesystem layer [rhel-8.5.0]
• BZ - 1975949 - CVE-2021-3659 kernel: NULL pointer dereference in llsec_key_alloc() in net/mac802154/llsec.c
• BZ - 1976679 - blk-mq: fix/improve io scheduler batching dispatch
• BZ - 1976699 - [SCTP]WARNING: CPU: 29 PID: 3165 at mm/page_alloc.c:4579 __alloc_pages_slowpath+0xb74/0xd00
• BZ - 1976946 - CVE-2021-3635 kernel: flowtable list del corruption with kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:50
• BZ - 1976969 - XFS: followup to XFS sync to upstream v5.10 (re BZ1937116)
• BZ - 1977162 - [XDP] test program warning: libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(16) .eh_frame
• BZ - 1977422 - Missing backport of IMA boot aggregate calculation in rhel 8.4 kernel
• BZ - 1977537 - RHEL8.5: Update the kernel workqueue code to v5.12 level
• BZ - 1977850 - geneve virtual devices lack the NETIF_F_FRAGLIST feature
• BZ - 1978369 - dm writecache: sync with upstream 5.14
• BZ - 1979070 - Inaccessible NFS server overloads clients (native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath connotation?)
• BZ - 1979680 - Backport openvswitch tracepoints
• BZ - 1981954 - CVE-2021-3600 kernel: eBPF 32-bit source register truncation on div/mod
• BZ - 1986138 - Lockd invalid cast to nlm_lockowner
• BZ - 1989165 - CVE-2021-3679 kernel: DoS in rb_per_cpu_empty()
• BZ - 1989999 - ceph omnibus backport for RHEL-8.5.0
• BZ - 1991976 - block: fix New warning in nvme_setup_discard
• BZ - 1992700 - blk-mq: fix kernel panic when iterating over flush request
• BZ - 1995249 - CVE-2021-3732 kernel: overlayfs: Mounting overlayfs inside an unprivileged user namespace can reveal files
• BZ - 1996854 - dm crypt: Avoid percpu_counter spinlock contention in crypt_page_alloc()

CVEs

• CVE-2019-14615
• CVE-2020-0427
• CVE-2020-24502
• CVE-2020-24503
• CVE-2020-24504
• CVE-2020-24586
• CVE-2020-24587
• CVE-2020-24588
• CVE-2020-26139
• CVE-2020-26140
• CVE-2020-26141
• CVE-2020-26143
• CVE-2020-26144
• CVE-2020-26145
• CVE-2020-26146
• CVE-2020-26147
• CVE-2020-27777
• CVE-2020-29368
• CVE-2020-29660
• CVE-2020-36158
• CVE-2020-36312
• CVE-2020-36386
• CVE-2021-0129
• CVE-2021-3348
• CVE-2021-3489
• CVE-2021-3564
• CVE-2021-3573
• CVE-2021-3600
• CVE-2021-3635
• CVE-2021-3659
• CVE-2021-3679
• CVE-2021-3732
• CVE-2021-4442
• CVE-2021-20194
• CVE-2021-20239
• CVE-2021-23133
• CVE-2021-28950
• CVE-2021-28971
• CVE-2021-29155
• CVE-2021-29646
• CVE-2021-29650
• CVE-2021-31440
• CVE-2021-31829
• CVE-2021-31916
• CVE-2021-33033
• CVE-2021-33098
• CVE-2021-33200
• CVE-2021-46905
• CVE-2021-46983
• CVE-2021-47080
• CVE-2022-20166

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.5_release_notes/