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HistoryJan 24, 2023 - 9:46 a.m.

(RHSA-2023:0399) Important: kernel security and bug fix update

2023-01-2409:46:52
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kernel packages
linux
security fix
memory corruption
usb ethernet
cve-2022-2964
lfence/jmp mitigation
cve-2017-5715
bug fix
unnecessary resets
i40e
powerpc

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

100.0%

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

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: memory corruption in AX88179_178A based USB ethernet device. (CVE-2022-2964)

  • hw: cpu: LFENCE/JMP Mitigation Update for CVE-2017-5715 (CVE-2021-26401)

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):

  • Prevent unnecessary resets - Avoid leaving shost->last_reset with stale value if EH does not run (BZ#2128337)

  • i40e: Request to backport upstream commit 2e5a20573a92 (BZ#2129248)

  • disable VMA-based swap-in readahead on PowerPC (BZ#2142455)