kernel-4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch requests can lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-32233)

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):

* The qede driver changes rx-usecs: to 256 causing performance impact
* Intel QAT Update - (kernel changes)
* In FIPS mode, kernel does not transition into error state when RCT or APT health tests fail
* "smpboot: Scheduler frequency invariance went wobbly, disabling!" on nohz_full CPUs after long run

CVE-2023-32233
In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.