The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * A use-after-free in cls_route filter implementation may lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2022-2588) * Information leak in scsi_ioctl() (CVE-2022-0494) * A kernel-info-leak issue in pfkey_register (CVE-2022-1353) * RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-23816, CVE-2022-29900) * Branch Type Confusion (non-retbleed) (CVE-2022-23825) * RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29901) 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): * Add s390_iommu_aperture kernel parameter (BZ#2081324) * Blackscreen and hangup after resume from hibernate or S3 with DFGX WX3200 (BZ#2091065) * Update NVME subsystem with bug fixes and minor changes (BZ#2106017) * Fix parsing of nw_proto for IPv6 fragments (BZ#2106703) * "vmcore failed, _exitcode:139" error observed while capturing vmcore during fadump after memory remove. incomplete vmcore is captured. (BZ#2107488) * 'disable_policy' is ignored for addresses configured on a down interface (BZ#2109971) * Backport request for new cpufreq.default_governor kernel command line parameter (BZ#2109996) * Panics in mpt3sas mpt3sas_halt_firmware() if mpt3sas_fwfault_debug=1 enabled when poweroff issued to server (BZ#2111140) * IOMMU/DMA update for 8.7 (BZ#2111692) * Update Broadcom Emulex lpfc driver for AlmaLinux8.7 with bug fixes (14.0.0.13) (BZ#2112103) * Incorrect Socket(s) & "Core(s) per socket" reported by lscpu command. (BZ#2112820) * Panic in ch_release() due to NULL ch->device pointer, backport upstream fix (BZ#2115965) * pyverbs-tests fail over qede IW HCAs on "test_query_rc_qp" (tests.test_qp.QPTest) (BZ#2119122) * qedi shutdown handler hangs upon reboot (BZ#2119847) * cache link_info for ethtool (BZ#2120197) * Important iavf bug fixes (BZ#2120225) * Hibernate crash with Aquantia 2.5/5 Gb LAN card (BZ#2124966) * While using PTimekeeper the qede driver produces excessive log messages (BZ#2125477) * general protection fault handling rpc_xprt.timer (BZ#2126184) * Not enough device MSI-X vectors (BZ#2126482) * Atlantic driver panic on wakeup after hybernate (BZ#2127845) * Memory leak in vxlan_xmit_one (BZ#2131255) * Missing hybernate/resume fixes (BZ#2131936) Enhancement(s): * Update smartpqi driver to latest upstream Second Set of Patches (BZ#2112354) * qed/qede/qedr - driver updates to latest upstream (BZ#2120611) * Update qedi driver to latest upstream (BZ#2120612) * Update qedf driver to latest upstream (BZ#2120613) * Include the support for new NVIDIA Mobile GFX GA103 on ADL Gen Laptops (BZ#2127122) * Need to enable hpilo to support new HPE RL300 Gen11 for ARM (aarch64) (BZ#2129923)