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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-10773: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2020:4431)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-10773: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2020:4431)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/10/2020
Created
11/06/2020
Added
11/05/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A stack information leak flaw was found in s390/s390x in the Linux kernel’s memory manager functionality, where it incorrectly writes to the /proc/sys/vm/cmm_timeout file. This flaw allows a local user to see the kernel data.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel

References

  • CVE-2020-10773

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