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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-3609: Important: kpatch-patch security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-3609: Important: kpatch-patch security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/10/2021
Created
08/12/2021
Added
08/12/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

.A flaw was found in the CAN BCM networking protocol in the Linux kernel, where a local attacker can abuse a flaw in the CAN subsystem to corrupt memory, crash the system or escalate privileges. This race condition in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel allows for local privilege escalation to root.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1-debugsource

References

  • CVE-2021-3609

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