vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-18075: Important: kernel-alt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:2948)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 24, 2018 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 24, 2018
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.13 mishandles freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls.
Solution
centos-upgrade-kernel
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