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CVE-2017-1000364: kernel: stack guard page flaw - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h3> <p>Security update for Linux kernel stack guard page flaw</p> <h3 data-id="cve-id"><strong>CVE ID</strong></h3> <p>CVE-2017-1000364</p> <h3 data-id="description"><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></h3> <p>An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be "jumped" over (the stack guard page is bypassed), this affects Linux Kernel versions 4.11.5 and earlier (the stackguard page was introduced in 2010).</p> <h3 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h3> <p>Fixed in kernel-2.6.32-696.3.2.el6.x86_64.rpm and later.<br>The Unitrends security update dated 08/31/2017 or later includes this fix. </p> <h3 data-id="link-to-advisories"><strong>LINK TO ADVISORIES</strong></h3> <p></p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Faccess.redhat.com%2Fsecurity%2Fcve%2Fcve-2017-1000364%250D%250Ahttps%3A%2F%2Faccess.redhat.com%2Ferrata%2FRHSA-2017%3A1486%25C2%25A0%250D%250Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcve.mitre.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Fcvename.cgi%3Fname%3DCVE-2017-1000364">https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-1000364 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1486 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1000364</a></li></ul> </article> </main>