CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-14816: Important: kernel-alt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
09/20/2019
01/23/2020
01/22/2020
05/25/2023
Description
There is heap-based buffer overflow in kernel, all versions up to, excluding 5.3, in the marvell wifi chip driver in Linux kernel, that allows local users to cause a denial of service(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-kernel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
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