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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-3665: Moderate: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-3665: Moderate: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
06/14/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/19/2018
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

System software utilizing Lazy FP state restore technique on systems using Intel Core-based microprocessors may potentially allow a local process to infer data from another process through a speculative execution side channel.

Solution(s)

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

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