vulnerability

CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7533: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 5, 2017
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023

Description

Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.12.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that leverages simultaneous execution of the inotify_handle_event and vfs_rename functions.

Solution(s)

centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
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