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CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2019:0717 centos6

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

CentOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:0717 advisory.

Insight

Insight

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: Missing check in fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() does not clear SGID bit on non-directories for non-members (CVE-2018-13405) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * sched/sysctl: Check user input value of sysctl_sched_time_avg (BZ#1579128) * unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000005d in tcp_enter_frto+0x102 (BZ#1585892) * qla2xxx: Mask Off Scope bits for Retry delay timer in the driver (BZ#1588133) * [PATCH] perf: Fix a race between ring_buffer_detach() and ring_buffer_wakeup() (BZ#1589340) * RHEL6.10 - kernel: improve spectre mitigation for s390x (BZ#1625381) * kernel panic due to NULL pointer dereference in __wake_up_common through perf_event_wakeup (BZ#1627672) * After upgrading from rhel 6.9 to rhel 6.10, files in a cifs share can't be read (BZ#1636484) * Retpoline impact on vdso gettimeofday performance (BZ#1638552) * [RHEL 6.10] 32-bit kernel-2.6.32-754.3.5 registers the swap of 4k size only (BZ#1670328)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'kernel' package(s) on CentOS 6.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)