Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5607-01 - The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to operate. Issues addressed include an information leakage vulnerability.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: linux-firmware security and enhancement update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:5607-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5607
Issue date: 2023-10-10
Revision: 01
CVE Names: CVE-2023-20593
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Summary:
An update for linux-firmware is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description:
The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to operate.
Security Fix(es):
* hw: amd: Cross-Process Information Leak (CVE-2023-20593)
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.
Enhancement(s):
* [Intel 9.0.z] Intel QAT Update - firmware for QAT (BZ#2168390)
Solution:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
CVEs:
CVE-2023-20593
References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate