kernel: a race between inotify_handle_event() and sys_rename()

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel, present since v3.14-rc1 through v4.12. The race happens between threads of inotifyhandleevent and vfsrename while running the rename operation against the same file. As a result of the race the next slab data or the slab's free list pointer can be...

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

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...