# RHSA-2023:7749: Security update for 62 packages

RHSA-2023:7749, released December 12, 2023, fixes 5 CVEs across 62 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7749
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Dec 12, 2023
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2023-53996, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 5, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7749

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-64k-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-debug-uki-virt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-uki-virt.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-kvm.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-kvm.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-rt-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-uki-virt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uki-virt.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [libperf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libperf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [rtla](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rtla.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |
| [rv](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rv.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-53996](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-53996.md) | Urgent | kernel-default: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to fix various security issues  The following security issues wer... | 9.3 | 0.0011 |  |
| [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-2023-5345](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5345.md) | High | kernel-tools: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: u... | 7.8 | 0.0049 |  |
| [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 |  |
| [CVE-2023-1192](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-1192.md) | Routine | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: b... | 6.5 | 0.0110 |  |

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