SUSE SLES15: cluster-md-kmp-rt / dlm-kmp-rt / gfs2-kmp-rt / kernel-devel-rt / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3415-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3415-1 advisory. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 kernel was updated. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2020-3702: Fixed a bug which could be...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2021:3801)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3801 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: Improper handling of...

CVE-2021-3653

A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB virtual machine control block provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest L2. Due to improper validation of the "intctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious ...

Input validation

A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB virtual machine control block provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest L2. Due to improper validation of the "intctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious ...

CVE-2021-3653

A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB virtual machine control block provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest L2. Due to improper validation of the "intctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious ...

CVE-2021-3653

The CVE-2021-3653 issue affects the KVM hypervisor AMD code dealing with SVM nested virtualization. The root cause is improper validation of the int_ctl field in the VMCB provided by an L1 guest, which could allow a malicious L1 to enable AVIC for an L2 guest. Consequences stated across connected...

CVE-2021-3653

A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing the VMCB virtual machine control block provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested guest L2. Due to improper validation of the "intctl" field, this issue could allow a malicious ...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2021:3196-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLESSAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3196-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.180-94135 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2021-3653: Fix...

openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3205-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:3205-1 advisory. - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. sgwrite lacks an sgremoverequest call in a certain failure case, aka...

SUSE SLED15: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3207-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3207-1 advisory. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: ...

SUSE SLES12: kernel-azure / kernel-azure-base / kernel-azure-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3192-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLESSAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3192-1 advisory. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs wer...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.14.35-2047.507.7.4 - KVM: x86: Check kvmrebooting in kvmspuriousfault Sean Christopherson Orabug: 33362693 4.14.35-2047.507.7.3 - arm64: Reserve elfcorehdr before scanning reserved memory from device tree Dave Kleikamp Orabug: 33354710 4.14.35-2047.507.7.2 - net: geneve: modify IP header check ...

USN-5073-2 linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15 vulnerabilities

Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM to disable restrictions on VMLOAD/VMSAVE in a nested guest. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to read or write portions of the host's physical memory...

Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9450)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-9450 advisory. 5.4.17-2102.205.7.2 - btrfs: fix race between marking inode needs to be logged and log syncing Filipe Manana Orabug: 33349276 5.4.17-2102.205.7.1 -...

Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9451)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-9451 advisory. - KVM: nSVM: avoid picking up unsupported bits from L2 in intctl CVE-2021-3653 Maxim Levitsky Orabug: 33226010 CVE-2021-3653 - Revert KVM: nSVM:...

Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2021-1704)

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.246-187.474. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1704 advisory. A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when processing t...

RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2021:3548)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3548 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: SVM nested virtualization issue in KVM...

RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2021:3547)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3547 advisory. The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Securi...

LSN-0081-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

Maxim Levitsky discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent a guest VM from enabling AVIC in nested guest VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to write to portions of the host's physical memory.CVE-2021-3653 Maxim...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5072-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5072-1 advisory. Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM to disable...