# ELSA-2024-8162: Security update for 29 packages

ELSA-2024-8162, released October 16, 2024, fixes 14 CVEs across 29 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2024-8162
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 16, 2024
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2024-42284, high severity)
- CVEs: 14, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-8162.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | ol 9 | 0:7.3.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-cross-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-cross-headers.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel-matched.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-core.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-debug-uki-virt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-uki-virt.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel-matched.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-headers](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-headers.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-core.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [kernel-uki-virt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uki-virt.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [libperf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libperf.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [rtla](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rtla.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |
| [rv](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rv.md) | ol 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-42284](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-42284.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 | 0.0092 |  |
| [CVE-2024-39502](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-39502.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0031 |  |
| [CVE-2024-36978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-36978.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0028 |  |
| [CVE-2024-40959](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-40959.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0028 |  |
| [CVE-2024-38556](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38556.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0026 |  |
| [CVE-2021-47385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-47385.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system | 7.8 | 0.0024 |  |
| [CVE-2024-35989](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-35989.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2023-28746](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-28746.md) | Routine | Intel: CVE-2023-28746 Register File Data Sampling (RFDS) | 6.5 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2024-42079](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-42079.md) | Routine | kernel-rt: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high... | 5.5 | 0.0027 |  |
| [CVE-2024-36889](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-36889.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 5.5 | 0.0027 |  |
| [CVE-2023-52658](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-52658.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 5.5 | 0.0026 |  |
| [CVE-2024-42272](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-42272.md) | Routine | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 5.5 | 0.0024 |  |
| [CVE-2024-27403](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-27403.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 5.5 | 0.0024 |  |
| [CVE-2024-39483](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-39483.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.   The following security bu... | 5.5 | 0.0023 |  |

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