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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-15121: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-15121: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/07/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A non-privileged user is able to mount a fuse filesystem on RHEL 6 or 7 and crash a system if an application punches a hole in a file that does not end aligned to a page boundary.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • 102128
  • CVE-2017-15121
  • RHSA-2018:0676
  • RHSA-2018:1062
  • RHSA-2018:1854

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