7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
This update fixes the following security issue:
Red Hat would like to thank Ben Hawkes for reporting this issue.
Refer to Knowledgebase article DOC-40265 for further details:
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-40265
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to
take effect.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RedHat | any | s390 | kernel-devel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.s390.rpm |
RedHat | any | x86_64 | kernel-xenu | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-xenU-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | any | x86_64 | kernel-largesmp-devel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | any | i686 | kernel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm |
RedHat | any | i686 | kernel-smp | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm |
RedHat | any | ppc64iseries | kernel-devel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm |
RedHat | any | x86_64 | kernel-smp | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | any | s390x | kernel-devel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | any | ia64 | kernel-largesmp-devel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.ia64.rpm |
RedHat | any | ppc64iseries | kernel | < 2.6.9-89.29.1.EL | kernel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm |
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%