# ELSA-2023-13043: Security update for 14 packages ELSA-2023-13043, released December 13, 2023, fixes 10 CVEs across 14 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-13043 - Platform: Linux - Released: Dec 13, 2023 - Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-5178, high severity) - CVEs: 10, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0 - Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-13043.html ## Applies to | Product | Release | Fixed in | |---|---|---| | [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-container](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-container.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-container](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-container.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-container-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-container-debug.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-container-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-container-debug.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-core.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-core.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-core.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-core.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-modules.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-modules.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-doc.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-doc.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-modules.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-modules.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-modules-extra.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | | [kernel-uek-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-modules-extra.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el8uek | ## CVEs this fix closes | CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation | |---|---|---|---:|---:|---| | [CVE-2023-5178](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5178.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: b... | 9.8 | 0.0962 | | | [CVE-2023-45871](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-45871.md) | High | kernel-rt: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high... | 7.5 | 0.0064 | | | [CVE-2023-4921](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-4921.md) | High | kernel-rt: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high... | 7.8 | 0.0042 | | | [CVE-2023-4623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-4623.md) | High | kernel-rt: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high... | 7.8 | 0.0028 | | | [CVE-2023-5090](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5090.md) | High | linux: A flaw was found in KVM | 7.0 | 0.0026 | | | [CVE-2023-4244](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-4244.md) | High | linux: A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local... | 8.0 | 0.0024 | | | [CVE-2023-5197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5197.md) | Routine | linux: A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local... | 6.6 | 0.0037 | | | [CVE-2023-42756](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-42756.md) | Routine | kernel-64k: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: G... | 4.7 | 0.0027 | | | [CVE-2023-42752](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-42752.md) | Routine | kernel-default: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to fix various security issues The following security issues wer... | 5.5 | 0.0026 | | | [CVE-2023-3159](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-3159.md) | Routine | linux: A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel | 6.7 | 0.0022 | | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T18:46:35Z 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 Free to use with attribution: show "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar" with a link to https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar. 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