(RHSA-2024:4349) Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

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

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix operation precedence bug in port timestamping napi_poll context (CVE-2023-52626)

• kernel: Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset (CVE-2024-26801)

• kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974)

• kernel: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle (CVE-2024-27393)

• kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667)

• kernel: smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server() (CVE-2024-35870)

• kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960)

• kernel: net: hns3: do not allow call hns3_nic_net_open repeatedly (CVE-2021-47400)

Bug Fix(es):

• cifs - kernel panic with cifs_put_smb_ses (JIRA:RHEL-28943)

• BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff16bf752f593ff8 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-35672)

• [HPE 9.4 Bug] Request merge of AMD address translation library patch series [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-36220)

• [RHEL9] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:51! [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-36687)

• ice: DPLL-related fixes [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-36716)

• CNB95: net/sched: update TC core to upstream v6.8 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-37641)

• IPv6: SR: backport fixes from upstream [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-37669)

• [RFE] Backport tmpfs noswap mount option [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-38252)

• Isolated cores causing issues on latest RHEL9.4 kernel and not functioning as desired. [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-38595)

• [ice] Add automatic VF reset on Tx MDD events [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-39083)

• [HPEMC RHEL 9.4 REGRESSION] turbostat: turbostat broken on 10+ sockets. [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-34953)

• bnx2x: fix crashes in PCI error handling, resource leaks [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-43272)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.