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Scientific Linux SL7: SLSA-2018-2748-1 Critical: Kernel Integer Overflow

Calendar Sep 26, 2018 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory kernel update critical bug fix integer overflow x86_64 Scientific Linux
kernel: Integer overflow in Linux's create_elf_tables function (CVE-2018-14634) Bug Fix(es): See the descriptions in the related Knowledge Article: SL7 x86_64 kernel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-86 [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:2748-1
Issue Date:        2018-09-25
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-14634
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Security Fix(es):

* kernel: Integer overflow in Linux's create_elf_tables function
(CVE-2018-14634)

Bug Fix(es):

See the descriptions in the related Knowledge Article:
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SL7
  x86_64
    kernel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-devel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-headers-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    perf-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    python-perf-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64.rpm
    kernel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.src.rpm
  noarch
    kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.noarch.rpm
    kernel-doc-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team