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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-3564: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-3564: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/08/2021
Created
11/11/2021
Added
11/10/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A flaw double-free memory corruption in the Linux kernel HCI device initialization subsystem was found in the way user attach malicious HCI TTY Bluetooth device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. This flaw affects all the Linux kernel versions starting from 3.13.

Solution(s)

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

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