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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-19074: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-19074: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/18/2019
Created
05/01/2020
Added
04/29/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.

Solution(s)

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

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