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HistoryNov 15, 2021 - 9:57 a.m.

Important: kernel security update

2021-11-1509:57:15
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9

9.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.043 Low

EPSS

Percentile

92.4%

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: Insufficient validation of user-supplied sizes for the MSG_CRYPTO message type (CVE-2021-43267)

  • kernel: timer tree corruption leads to missing wakeup and system freeze (CVE-2021-20317)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.