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Red Hat: CVE-2023-1249: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2023:6583)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-1249: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2023:6583)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/23/2023
Created
11/09/2023
Added
11/08/2023
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s core dump subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. Only if patch 390031c94211 ("coredump: Use the vma snapshot in fill_files_note") not applied yet, then kernel could be affected.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel

References

  • CVE-2023-1249

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