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HistoryNov 26, 2018 - 11:00 p.m.

(RHSA-2018:3656) Important: kernel-alt security and bug fix update

2018-11-2623:00:21
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The kernel-alt packages provide the Linux kernel version 4.x.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: Use-after-free in the vmacache_flush_all function resulting in a possible privilege escalation (CVE-2018-17182)

  • kernel: Privilege escalation on arm64 via KVM hypervisor (CVE-2018-18021)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

These updated kernel packages include also numerous bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of the bug fixes in this advisory. See the descriptions in the related Knowledge Article: https://access.redhat.com/articles/3714391