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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-18203: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-18203: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/27/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The dm_get_from_kobject function in drivers/md/dm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by leveraging a race condition with __dm_destroy during creation and removal of DM devices.

Solution(s)

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

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