# ELSA-2021-4404: kexec-tools security update

ELSA-2021-4404, released November 16, 2021, fixes 1 CVE in kexec-tools (version 0:2.0.20-57.0.3.el8). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2021-4404
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 16, 2021
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2021-20269)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4404.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kexec-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kexec-tools.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.0.20-57.0.3.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-20269](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-20269.md) | Routine | kexec-tools: The kexec-tools packages contain the /sbin/kexec binary and utilities that together form the user-space component of... | 6.2 | 0.0025 |  |

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