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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-5178: Important: kernel-rt security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-5178: Important: kernel-rt security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/01/2023
Created
11/30/2023
Added
11/29/2023
Modified
06/20/2024

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c` in `nvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation problem.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-513_5_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-513_5_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-4_18_0-513_5_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-362_13_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-362_13_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-362_13_1-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-362_8_1
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-362_8_1-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kpatch-patch-5_14_0-362_8_1-debugsource

References

  • CVE-2023-5178

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