RedHat: RHSA-2019-3231:01 Important: kpatch-patch security update
Summary
This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM
post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel.
Security Fix(es):
* hardware: bluetooth: BR/EDR encryption key negotiation attacks (KNOB)
(CVE-2019-9506)
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.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9506 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6):
Source:
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_1-1-2.el7.src.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_2-1-1.el7.src.rpm
ppc64le:
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_1-1-2.el7.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_1-debuginfo-1-2.el7.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_2-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_2-debuginfo-1-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_1-1-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_1-debuginfo-1-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_2-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_35_2-debuginfo-1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7.6 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. 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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) - ppc64le, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1727857 - CVE-2019-9506 hardware: bluetooth: BR/EDR encryption key negotiation attacks (KNOB)