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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-1382: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-1382: Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/19/2023
Created
05/15/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A data race flaw was found in the Linux kernel, between where con is allocated and con->sock is set. This issue leads to a NULL pointer dereference when accessing con->sock->sk in net/tipc/topsrv.c in the tipc protocol in the Linux kernel.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • CVE-2023-1382

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