vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-642) (CVE-2016-0728)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 21, 2016 | Jan 21, 2016 | Jun 21, 2018 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 21, 2016
Added
Jan 21, 2016
Modified
Jun 21, 2018
Description
The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 mishandles object references in a certain error case, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and use-after-free) via crafted keyctl commands.
Solutions
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernelamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-debuginfoamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-i686amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-develamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-docamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-headersamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-toolsamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-upgrade-kernel-tools-develamazon-linux-upgrade-perfamazon-linux-upgrade-perf-debuginfo
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