ALBA-2022:1563 virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel bug fix update

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A bug in KVM causes random crashes in x86 programs within Fedora 35 guests, requiring a patch to restore stability.

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Fix
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What is ALBA-2022:1563?

ALBA-2022:1563 is a vulnerability in libiscsi, published on 26 Apr 2022.

Official description

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM. The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.

Bug Fix(es):

  • KVM Fedora 35 guest x86 programs randomly crash in signal handler (BZ#2065239)

Which versions are affected by ALBA-2022:1563?

Linux distribution packages (18)
libiscsi AlmaLinux:8All versions1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
libiscsi-devel AlmaLinux:8All versions1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
libiscsi-utils AlmaLinux:8All versions1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
libvirt-dbus AlmaLinux:8All versions1.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
netcf AlmaLinux:8All versions0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
netcf-devel AlmaLinux:8All versions0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
netcf-libs AlmaLinux:8All versions0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
qemu-guest-agent AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-img AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-block-curl AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-block-gluster AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-block-iscsi AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-block-rbd AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-block-ssh AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-common AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
qemu-kvm-core AlmaLinux:8All versions15:4.2.0-60.module_el8.5.0+2634+9e40c7b1.2
sgabios AlmaLinux:8All versions1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703

How do I fix ALBA-2022:1563?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is ALBA-2022:1563 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2022:1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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