Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 5.10

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: Clean up CPU timers before freeing them during exec. The commit 55e8c8eb2c7b “posix-cpu-timers: Store a reference to a pid instead of a task” changed the behavior so that tasks are looked up by PID when deleting...

PT-2022-33813 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.61 Description: The issue is related to the cleanup of CPU timers before freeing them during exec. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. Recommendations: For Linux Kernel...