RHSA-2024:7484 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: linux-firmware security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · October 2, 2024
Updated · March 18, 2026
Topic
An update for linux-firmware is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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):
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kernel: hw:amd:IOMMU improperly handles certain special address leading to a loss of guest integrity (CVE-2023-20584)
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kernel: hw: amd:Incomplete system memory cleanup in SEV firmware corrupt guest private memory (CVE-2023-31356)
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.