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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-0516: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2022:0825)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-0516: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2022:0825)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/10/2022
Created
03/12/2022
Added
03/11/2022
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in kvm_s390_guest_sida_op in the arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c function in KVM for s390 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to obtain unauthorized memory write access. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc4.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel

References

  • DSA-5092
  • CVE-2022-0516

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