# RHSA-2024:6997: Security update for 62 packages RHSA-2024:6997, released September 24, 2024, fixes 21 CVEs across 62 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6997 - Platform: Linux - Released: Sep 24, 2024 - Priority: High (Closes CVE-2024-38573, high severity) - CVEs: 21, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0 - Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6997 ## Applies to | Product | Release | Fixed in | |---|---|---| | [bpftool](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bpftool.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-64k-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-64k-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-abi-stablelists](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-abi-stablelists.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-debug-uki-virt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-debug-uki-virt.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-doc.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-kvm.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-kvm.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-rt-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-tools-libs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-tools-libs-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-uki-virt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uki-virt.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [libperf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libperf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [python3-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-perf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [rtla](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rtla.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | | [rv](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rv.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | ## CVEs this fix closes | CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation | |---|---|---|---:|---:|---| | [CVE-2024-38573](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38573.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 7.5 | 0.0100 | | | [CVE-2024-38570](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38570.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0068 | | | [CVE-2024-42225](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-42225.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system | 7.8 | 0.0053 | | | [CVE-2023-52439](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-52439.md) | High | python3-perf: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: M... | 7.8 | 0.0030 | | | [CVE-2024-26739](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-26739.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-2024-27022](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-27022.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0027 | | | [CVE-2024-36016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-36016.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: fix possible out-of-bounds in gsm0_r... | 7.8 | 0.0027 | | | [CVE-2024-38562](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38562.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 7.8 | 0.0024 | | | [CVE-2024-26930](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-26930.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: u... | 7.8 | 0.0023 | | | [CVE-2024-42246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-42246.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system | 7.8 | 0.0023 | | | [CVE-2024-36899](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-36899.md) | High | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 7.0 | 0.0018 | | | [CVE-2024-26929](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-26929.md) | High | linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of fcport The se... | 7.8 | n/a | | | [CVE-2024-41071](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-41071.md) | High | linux: Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority. | 7.8 | n/a | | | [CVE-2024-26931](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-26931.md) | Routine | perf: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: p... | 5.5 | 0.0037 | | | [CVE-2024-40984](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-40984.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 5.5 | 0.0030 | | | [CVE-2024-38615](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38615.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-2024-26947](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-26947.md) | Routine | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: u... | 5.5 | 0.0023 | | | [CVE-2024-26991](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-26991.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 | | | [CVE-2024-35895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-35895.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 5.5 | 0.0018 | | | [CVE-2023-52884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-52884.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 4.4 | 0.0018 | | | [CVE-2024-38601](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38601.md) | Routine | kernel-64kb: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu... | 4.7 | 0.0018 | | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z 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 Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. 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