ELSA-2020-2427: Security update for 19 packages

ELSA-2020-2427, released June 10, 2020, fixes 1 CVE across 19 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

0.0071

53rd percentile

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
bpftool	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-abi-whitelists	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-core	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-cross-headers	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-debug	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-debug-core	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-debug-devel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-debug-modules	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-debug-modules-extra	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-devel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-doc	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-headers	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-modules	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-modules-extra	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-tools	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-tools-libs	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
kernel-tools-libs-devel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2
python3-perf	ol 8	0:4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2020-12657	perf: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: u...	7.8	0.0071	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2020-12657

ELSA-2020-5714
kernel-uek, kernel-uek-debug, kernel-uek-debug-devel and 6 more on ol 8
RHSA-2020:2567
kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2 on RHEL 8
RHSA-2020:2427
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-whitelists and 20 more on RHEL 8
RHSA-2020:2428
kernel-rt, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-debug and 9 more on RHEL 8

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-2427.html

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