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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-1237: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-726)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-1237: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-726)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
06/29/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/01/2016
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2016-726
  • DSA-3607
  • 91456
  • USN-3053-1
  • USN-3070-1
  • USN-3070-2
  • USN-3070-3
  • USN-3070-4
  • CVE-2016-1237
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