ALSA-2024:4211

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

Security Fix(es):

• kernel: Bluetooth BR/EDR PIN Pairing procedure is vulnerable to an impersonation attack (CVE-2020-26555)
• kernel:TCP-spoofed ghost ACKs and leak leak initial sequence number (CVE-2023-52881,RHV-2024-1001)
• kernel: ovl: fix leaked dentry (CVE-2021-46972)
• kernel: platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fix oops on rmmod dell_smbios (CVE-2021-47073)
• kernel: mm/damon/vaddr-test: memory leak in damondotestapplythree_regions() (CVE-2023-52560)
• kernel: ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K (CVE-2024-26675)
• kernel: mm/swap: fix race when skipping swapcache (CVE-2024-26759)
• kernel: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth (CVE-2024-26804)
• kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment (CVE-2024-26907)
• kernel: x86/mm: Disallow vsyscall page read for copyfromkernel_nofault() (CVE-2024-26906)
• kernel: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opaleventinit() (CVE-2023-52686)
• kernel: powerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in updateeventsin_group() (CVE-2023-52675)
• kernel: KVM: SVM: improper check in svmsetx2apicmsrinterception allows direct access to host x2apic msrs (CVE-2023-5090)
• kernel: EDAC/thunderx: Incorrect buffer size in drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c (CVE-2023-52464)
• kernel: ipv6: sr: fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (CVE-2024-26735)
• kernel: mptcp: fix data re-injection from stale subflow (CVE-2024-26826)
• kernel: net/bnx2x: Prevent access to a freed page in page_pool (CVE-2024-26859)
• kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974)
• kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fsanycreate_groups (CVE-2023-52667)
• kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960)
• kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix mlx5eprivinit() cleanup flow (CVE-2024-35959)
• kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior (CVE-2024-35958)
• kernel: i40e: Do not use WQMEMRECLAIM flag for workqueue (CVE-2024-36004)
• kernel: mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup() (CVE-2021-47356)
• kernel: udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function (CVE-2021-47353)
• kernel: net: ti: fix UAF in tlanremoveone (CVE-2021-47310)

Bug Fix(es):

• Kernel panic - kernel BUG at mm/slub.c:376! (JIRA:AlmaLinux-29783)
• Temporary values in FIPS integrity test should be zeroized [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-35361)
• AlmaLinux8.6 - kernel: s390/cpum_cf: make crypto counters upward compatible (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36048)
• [AlmaLinux8] blktests block/024 failed (JIRA:AlmaLinux-8130)
• AlmaLinux8.9: EEH injections results Error: Power fault on Port 0 and other call traces(Everest/1050/Shiner) (JIRA:AlmaLinux-14195)
• Latency spikes with Matrox G200 graphic cards (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36172)

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.