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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-9003: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (CESA-2019:1167)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-9003: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (CESA-2019:1167)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/22/2019
Created
02/13/2021
Added
02/12/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.5, attackers can trigger a drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c use-after-free and OOPS by arranging for certain simultaneous execution of the code, as demonstrated by a "service ipmievd restart" loop.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel

References

  • 107145
  • CVE-2019-9003

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