Synopsis:          Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2023:4819-1
Issue Date:        2023-08-30
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2023-35788
                   CVE-2023-20593
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Security Fix(es):

* kernel: cls_flower: out-of-bounds write in fl_set_geneve_opt()
(CVE-2023-35788)

* hw: amd: Cross-Process Information Leak (CVE-2023-20593)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE

Bug Fix(es):

* nf_conntrack causing nfs to stall

* Request to backport upstream commit 5e2d2cc2588b, 26a8b12747c9, and
e98fa02c4f2e for SL 7.9.z

* Fix soft lockup happens in gfs2_dir_get_hash_table()
--

SL7
  x86_64
    bpftool-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    bpftool-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    perf-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    python-perf-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
  noarch
    kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.noarch.rpm
    kernel-doc-3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2023-4819-1 Important: kernel on SL7.x x86_64

kernel: cls_flower: out-of-bounds write in fl_set_geneve_opt() (CVE-2023-35788) * hw: amd: Cross-Process Information Leak (CVE-2023-20593) For more details about the security issue...

Summary

Important: kernel security and bug fix update



Security Fixes

* kernel: cls_flower: out-of-bounds write in fl_set_geneve_opt() (CVE-2023-35788)
* hw: amd: Cross-Process Information Leak (CVE-2023-20593)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE

Severity
Advisory ID: SLSA-2023:4819-1
Issued Date: : 2023-08-30
CVE Numbers: CVE-2023-35788
CVE-2023-20593

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