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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7472: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7472: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
04/28/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/27/2018
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.

Solution(s)

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

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