Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20170295
Revision Date:2017-03-06Version:637
Title:RHSA-2017:0295: kernel-rt security update (Important)
Description:The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

Security Fix(es):

  • A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation freed SKB (socket buffer) resources for a DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet when the IPV6_RECVPKTINFO option is set on the socket. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to alter the kernel memory, allowing them to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2017-6074, Important)
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-6074
    RHSA-2017:0295
    RHSA-2017:0295-00
    RHSA-2017:0295-02
    RHSA-2017:0295-09
    RHSA-2017:0295-09
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
  • AND
  • kernel-rt earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7 is currently running
  • OR kernel-rt earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7 is set to boot up on next boot
  • AND
  • kernel-rt is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-debug is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-debug is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-debug-devel is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-debug-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-debug-kvm is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-devel is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-doc is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-doc is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-kvm is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-kvm is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-trace is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-trace is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-trace-devel is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-trace-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • kernel-rt-trace-kvm is earlier than 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.430.el7
  • AND kernel-rt-trace-kvm is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
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