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Red Hat: CVE-2017-0861: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2017-0861: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/16/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
08/15/2018
Modified
03/03/2021

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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