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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-17666: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-17666: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/17/2019
Created
02/06/2020
Added
02/05/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

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

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