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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2015-565) (multiple CVEs)

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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2015-565) (multiple CVEs)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
07/23/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/23/2015
Modified
06/21/2018

Description

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-tools-devel
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-perf
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-perf-debuginfo

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