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(RHSA-2017:0365) Important: kernel security update

Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation freed SKB (socket buffer) resources for a DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet when the IPV6_RECVPKTINFO option is set on the socket. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to alter the kernel memory, allowing them to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2017-6074, Important) Red Hat would like to thank Andrey Konovalov (Google) for reporting this issue.


Affected Package


OS OS Version Package Name Package Version
RedHat 6 python-perf-debuginfo 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 perf-debuginfo 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-debug-debuginfo 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-devel 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 perf 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-headers 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-debug-devel 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-debuginfo 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-firmware 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 python-perf 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-debug 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6
RedHat 6 kernel-doc 2.6.32-220.70.1.el6

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