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Red Hat: CVE-2020-10742: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-10742: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/29/2020
Created
10/01/2020
Added
10/01/2020
Modified
06/14/2021

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

  • CVE-2020-10742

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