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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-3543: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (ALSA-2021-2168)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-3543: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (ALSA-2021-2168)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/01/2021
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
09/15/2022

Description

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Nitro Enclaves kernel driver was found in the way that Enclaves VMs forces closures on the enclave file descriptor. A local user of a host machine could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel

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