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Red Hat: CVE-2017-11176: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2017-11176: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/25/2017
Modified
03/03/2021

Description

The mq_notify function in the Linux kernel through 4.11.9 does not set the sock pointer to NULL upon entry into the retry logic. During a user-space close of a Netlink socket, it allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Solution(s)

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

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