CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-1998: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
06/09/2022
11/16/2022
11/16/2022
05/25/2023
Description
A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-kernel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
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