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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-2585: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-2585: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/02/2022
Created
11/03/2022
Added
11/03/2022
Modified
01/22/2024

Description

It was discovered that when exec'ing from a non-leader thread, armed POSIX CPU timers would be left on a list but freed, leading to a use-after-free.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_13_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_13_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_13_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_17_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_17_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_17_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_22_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_22_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_22_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_26_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_26_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_26_1-debugsource

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