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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-15666: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-15666: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/27/2019
Created
03/28/2020
Added
03/27/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19. There is an out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink, which will cause denial of service, because verify_newpolicy_info in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c mishandles directory validation.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • CVE-2019-15666

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