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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-10661: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 19, 2017
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023

Description

Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.

Solution(s)

centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt

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