vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-7910: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 16, 2016 | Apr 13, 2017 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 16, 2016
Added
Apr 13, 2017
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
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