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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-8890: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2017-05-10
Added
2019-08-28
Modified
2023-05-25

Description

The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call.

Solution(s)

centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt

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