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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-18202: Important: kernel-alt security and bug fix update (CESA-2018:2772)

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Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 27, 2018
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023

Description

The __oom_reap_task_mm function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 mishandles gather operations, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (TLB entry leak or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a copy_to_user call within a certain time window.

Solution

centos-upgrade-kernel

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