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Red Hat: CVE-2017-6074: Important: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2017-02-18
Added
2017-02-23
Modified
2021-03-03

Description

The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that makes an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call.

Solution(s)

redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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