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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-14898: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-14898: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/04/2020
Created
02/06/2020
Added
02/05/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The fix for CVE-2019-11599, affecting the Linux kernel before 5.0.10 was not complete. A local user could use this flaw to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other unspecified impacts by triggering a race condition with mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm calls.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • CVE-2019-14898

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