Privilege Context Switching Error Affecting libuuid-devel package, versions *
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed26 Feb 2016
Introduced: 26 Feb 2016
CVE-2016-2779 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libuuid-devel.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libuuid-devel package and not the libuuid-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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