ELSA-2022-1988: Security update for 20 packages

ELSA-2022-1988, released May 17, 2022, fixes 38 CVEs across 20 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

9.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0690

94th percentile

Priority of the 38 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 38
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
bpftool	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-abi-stablelists	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-core	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-cross-headers	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-debug	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-debug-core	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-debug-devel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-debug-modules	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-debug-modules-extra	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-devel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-doc	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-headers	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-modules	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-modules-extra	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-tools	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-tools-libs	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
kernel-tools-libs-devel	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
perf	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
python3-perf	ol 8	0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2021-20322	kernel-debug-core: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0690	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3773	perf: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	9.8	0.0528	None reported
High	CVE-2021-45485	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0382	None reported
High	CVE-2021-4203	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0175	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3752	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0174	None reported
High	CVE-2021-4157	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0158	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3772	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0124	None reported
High	CVE-2022-1011	kernel-abi-stablelists: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0117	None reported
High	CVE-2021-29154	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0093	None reported
High	CVE-2021-44733	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0075	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3743	kernel-rt-core: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high...	8.2	0.0072	None reported
High	CVE-2021-43389	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0072	None reported
High	CVE-2021-43976	kernel-debug: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0069	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3612	kernel-rt-debug-devel: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high...	8.2	0.0069	None reported
High	CVE-2020-13974	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0057	None reported
High	CVE-2021-4197	kernel-rt-devel: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high...	8.2	0.0054	None reported
High	CVE-2021-3744	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0053	None reported
High	CVE-2022-0286	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0053	None reported
High	CVE-2021-4002	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0052	None reported
High	CVE-2022-0001	Intel: CVE-2022-0001 Branch History Injection	8.2	0.0051	Exploitation Less Likely
High	CVE-2020-27820	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0050	None reported
High	CVE-2021-21781	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0050	None reported
High	CVE-2021-42739	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0047	None reported
High	CVE-2022-0002	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0045	None reported
High	CVE-2021-41864	bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: f...	8.2	0.0041	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2021-20322

ALSA-2022:1988
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 17 more on almalinux 8
RHSA-2022:1988
bpftool, kernel, kernel-abi-stablelists and 20 more on RHEL 8
RHSA-2022:1975
kernel-rt, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-debug and 9 more on RHEL 8
RLSA-2022:1988
kernel on rocky 8
RLSA-2022:1975
kernel-rt on rocky 8
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20322
linux on Debian 12.15 (bookworm), Debian 13.5 (trixie), Debian 14

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-1988.html

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