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Alma Linux: CVE-2019-9458: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2020-4431)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2019-9458: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2020-4431)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/06/2019
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel

References

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