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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-8399: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-8399: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/12/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/25/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

  • 94708
  • DLA-772-1
  • CVE-2016-8399
  • RHSA-2017:0817
  • RHSA-2017:0869
  • RHSA-2017:2930
  • RHSA-2017:2931
  • USN-3189-1
  • USN-3189-2
  • USN-3190-1
  • USN-3190-2
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