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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-12657: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-12657: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/05/2020
Created
06/10/2020
Added
06/10/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2-debugsource

References

  • CVE-2020-12657

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