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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.884231
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for bpftool (CESA-2022:5232)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'bpftool'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:5232 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bpftool'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:5232 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: race condition in perf_event_open leads to privilege escalation
(CVE-2022-1729)

* kernel: a use-after-free write in the netfilter subsystem can lead to
privilege escalation to root (CVE-2022-1966)

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):

* XFS inode cluster corruption (BZ#2050464)

* sock: sock_dequeue_err_skb() needs hard irq safety (BZ#2070408)

* libceph: fix potential use-after-free on linger ping and resends
(BZ#2088025)

Affected Software/OS:
'bpftool' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-1729
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-1966
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