ELSA-2021-9486: Security update for 9 packages

ELSA-2021-9486, released October 14, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs across 9 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

0.0596

93rd percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 2
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
kernel-uek	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el8uek
kernel-uek-debug	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el8uek
kernel-uek-debug-devel	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el8uek
kernel-uek-devel	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el8uek
kernel-uek-doc	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el8uek
kernel-uek-tools	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el7uek
kernel-uek-tools-libs	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el7uek
perf	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el7uek
python-perf	ol 8	0:5.4.17-2136.300.7.el7uek

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2017-6074	kernel-uek: [5.4.17-2136.300.7] - KVM: SVM: Fix mismerge in svm_update_pi_irte() (Liam Merwick) [Orabug: 33446526] - Revert KVM...	7.8	0.0596	None reported
High	CVE-2020-16119	kernel-uek: [5.4.17-2136.300.7] - KVM: SVM: Fix mismerge in svm_update_pi_irte() (Liam Merwick) [Orabug: 33446526] - Revert KVM...	7.8	0.0043	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2017-6074

ELSA-2021-9487
kernel-uek-container, kernel-uek-container-debug on ol 8

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9486.html

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