RHSA-2021:2169: Security update for 12 packages

RHSA-2021:2169, released June 1, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs across 12 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

7.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0038

31st percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 1
                                Routine 1

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
kernel-rt	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-core	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-debug	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-debug-core	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-debug-devel	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-debug-kvm	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-debug-modules	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-devel	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-kvm	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-modules	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4
kernel-rt-modules-extra	RHEL 8	0:4.18.0-305.3.1.rt7.75.el8_4

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2021-3501	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: u...	7.8	0.0038	None reported
Routine	CVE-2021-3543	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: u...	6.7	0.0030	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2021-3501

ELSA-2021-2168
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 17 more on ol 8
RHSA-2021:2168
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 20 more on RHEL 8
RHSA-2021:2165
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305 on RHEL 8

Vendor advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2169

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