CVE-2020-25704: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERFEVENTIOCSETFILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add three enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...