RHSA-2021:1620 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: linux-firmware security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · May 19, 2021
Updated · August 7, 2026
Topic
An update for linux-firmware is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. 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):
- kernel: Integer overflow in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (CVE-2020-12362)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.