# CVE-2020-14331: kernel-tools-libs: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: n...

CVE-2020-14331 is fixed in 45 products on 1 platform, first by ELSA-2020-5848, released September 14, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14331
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.6 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0056
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 14, 2020

## Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: net: bluetooth: type confusion while processing AMP packets (CVE-2020-12351)  * kernel: net: bluetooth: information leak when processing certain AMP packets (CVE-2020-12352)  * kernel: metadata validator in XFS may cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt (CVE-2020-14385)  * kernel: memory corruption in net/packet/af_packet.c leads to elevation of privilege (CVE-2020-14386)  * kernel: kernel: buffer over write in vgacon_scroll (CVE-2020-14331)  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.  Bug Fix(es):  * [mlx5] stale ethtool steering rules remain after moving back to legacy mode (BZ#1857777)  * 50% cpu in masked_flow_update with pop to pod TCP_RR (BZ#1859216)  * take into account GSO and fragmented packets in execute_check_pkt_len action (BZ#1860169)  * RHEL8.1 - scsi: ibmvfc: Avoid loss of all paths during SVC node reboot (BZ#1866371)  * RHEL8.3 Pre-Beta - smc: SMC connections hang with later-level implementations (BZ#1866390)  * Incorrect pinning of IRQ threads on isolated CPUs by drivers that use cpumask_local_spread() (BZ#1867174)  * [RHEL8] Fixes for DEADLINE scheduler class (BZ#1867612)  * RHEL8.1 - s390/pci: Fix unexpected write combine on resource (BZ#1869276)  * dm multipath: fix spurious failures during IO completion [EIOP-8345] (BZ#1869386)  * IO on virtio-scsi hangs when running cpu hotplug test (BZ#1869779)  * store_rps_map doesn't accept an empty bitmask, which is required for disabling RPS on a queue (BZ#1870181)  * Memory registration cache data corruption possible, fix requires backporting (BZ#1872424)  * fix another case of wait list corruption for PSM/sdma (BZ#1872766)  * [RHEL-8] Segmentation fault (core dumped) when fi_bw -e msg -v -T 1 -p "verbs" (BZ#1872771)  * fix mounting and inode number handling on s390x (BZ#1875787)  * failure to enter nohz_full mode for non SCHED_FIFO tasks (BZ#1877417)  * Secure boot key is not loaded with kernel-4.18.0-232.el8.x86_64 / shim-x64-15-15 (BZ#1877528)  * [RHEL-8.3] Kdump failed to start when secure boot enabled:  kexec_file_load failed: Required key not available (BZ#1877530)  * [RHEL-8.3] Kdump/kexec kernel panicked on EFI boot: general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI (BZ#1879988)  * Sleeping or scheduling after sched_cpu_dying() led to "scheduling while atomic" and BUG at kernel/cpu.c:907! (BZ#1880081)  * [conntrack] udp packet reverse NAT occasionally fail when race condition request combination with the DNAT load balancing rules (BZ#1882095)  * [Regression] RHEL8.3 Beta - Do not initiate shutdown for EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS event (BZ#1882243)

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bpftool RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | bpftool ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-abi-whitelists ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-core ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-cross-headers ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-core ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-devel ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-modules ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-debug-modules-extra ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-devel ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-doc RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-doc ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-headers ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-modules ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-modules-extra ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-debug RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-debug-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-debug-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-debug-kvm RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-debug-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-rt-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4289](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4289.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-tools RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-tools ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-tools-libs RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-tools-libs ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-tools-libs-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el8uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el8uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el8uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el8uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el8uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools-libs ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | perf RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | perf ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | python-perf ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek | [ELSA-2020-5848](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-5848.md) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Linux | python3-perf RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Linux | python3-perf ol 8 | 0:4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-4286](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4286.md) | Oct 21, 2020 |

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