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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-0185: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-0185: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/11/2022
Created
02/18/2022
Added
02/17/2022
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length. An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy handling) could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_2_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_2_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_2_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_7_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_7_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_7_1-debugsource

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