vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-10661: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2017-08-19 | 2018-10-31 | 2021-03-03 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2017-08-19
Added
2018-10-31
Modified
2021-03-03
Description
Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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