rhsa-2024_4970
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2024-08-01 07:52
Modified
2024-11-15 16:19
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_120_1 security update

Notes

Topic
An update for kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_120_1 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. 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 the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details
This is a kernel live patch module which can be loaded by the kpatch command line utility to modify the code of a running kernel. This patch module is targeted for kernel-4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4. Security Fix(es): * kernel: GSM multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-6546,ZDI-CAN-20527) 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.
Terms of Use
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}


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