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ALSA-2021:2714 Not scored

Important: kernel security and bug fix update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: size_t-to-int conversion vulnerability in the filesystem layer (CVE-2021-33909) * kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller (CVE-2021-32399) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * pinctrl_emmitsburg: improper configuration (BZ#1963984) * [Ampere] locking/qrwlock: Fix ordering in queued_write_lock_slowpath (BZ#1964419) * AlmaLinux8.4 - [P10] [NPIV Multi queue Test kernel- 4.18.0-283.el8.ibmvfc_11022021.ppc64le] DLPAR operation fails for ibmvfc on Denali (ibmvfc/dlpar/AlmaLinux8.4) (BZ#1964697) * Every server is displaying the same power levels for all of our i40e 25G interfaces. 10G interfaces seem to be correct. Ethtool version is 5.0 (BZ#1967099) * backport fixes for Connection Tracking offload (BZ#1968679) * fm10k: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969910) * ixgbevf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969911) * ena: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969913) * b44, bnx2, bnx2x, bnxt, tg3: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969914) * e1000, e1000e: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969915) * ice: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969917) * igb: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969919) * igbvf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969920) * igc: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969921) * ixgbe: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969922) * i40e: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969923) * iavf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969925) * Backport netlink extack tracepoint (BZ#1972938) * [AlmaLinux8.4] kernel panic when create NPIV port on qedf driver (BZ#1974968)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 20, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 kernel-tools-libs-devel

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2021:2714

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: size_t-to-int conversion vulnerability in the filesystem layer (CVE-2021-33909) * kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller (CVE-2021-32399) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * pinctrl_emmitsburg: improper configuration (BZ#1963984) * [Ampere] locking/qrwlock: Fix ordering in queued_write_lock_slowpath (BZ#1964419) * AlmaLinux8.4 - [P10] [NPIV Multi queue Test kernel- 4.18.0-283.el8.ibmvfc_11022021.ppc64le] DLPAR operation fails for ibmvfc on Denali (ibmvfc/dlpar/AlmaLinux8.4) (BZ#1964697) * Every server is displaying the same power levels for all of our i40e 25G interfaces. 10G interfaces seem to be correct. Ethtool version is 5.0 (BZ#1967099) * backport fixes for Connection Tracking offload (BZ#1968679) * fm10k: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969910) * ixgbevf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969911) * ena: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969913) * b44, bnx2, bnx2x, bnxt, tg3: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969914) * e1000, e1000e: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969915) * ice: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969917) * igb: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969919) * igbvf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969920) * igc: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969921) * ixgbe: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969922) * i40e: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969923) * iavf: removal of MODULE_VERSION deemed improper for y-stream release (BZ#1969925) * Backport netlink extack tracepoint (BZ#1972938) * [AlmaLinux8.4] kernel panic when create NPIV port on qedf driver (BZ#1974968)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence