vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-15265: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 16, 2017 | Aug 16, 2018 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 16, 2017
Added
Aug 16, 2018
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
Race condition in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted /dev/snd/seq ioctl calls, related to sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c and sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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