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Centos Linux: CVE-2020-24490: Important: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Centos Linux: CVE-2020-24490: Important: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/04/2020
Created
11/06/2020
Added
11/05/2020
Modified
02/10/2021

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. This affects all Linux kernel versions that support BlueZ.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt

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