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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-0494: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-0494: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/25/2022
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/11/2022
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.

Solution(s)

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

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