# ELSA-2023-12911: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2023-12911, released October 13, 2023, fixes 2 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-12911
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 13, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-5090, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12911.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel-uek-container](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-container.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.324.5.3.el8 |
| [kernel-uek-container-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-container-debug.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.324.5.3.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-5090](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5090.md) | High | linux: A flaw was found in KVM | 7.0 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2023-20569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-20569.md) | Routine | AMD: CVE-2023-20569 Return Address Predictor | 5.6 | 0.0730 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo