# ALSA-2021:4647: kernel-tools-libs-devel security update

ALSA-2021:4647, released November 15, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs in kernel-tools-libs-devel (version 4.18.0-348.2.1.el8_5). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2021-4647
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 15, 2021
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-43267, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2021:4647

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.18.0-348.2.1.el8_5 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-43267](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-43267.md) | High | kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348: This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of... | 9.8 | 0.5785 |  |
| [CVE-2021-20317](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-20317.md) | High | kernel-debug: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: I... | 8.8 | 0.0038 |  |

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