vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2383: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-669)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | May 7, 2019 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 27, 2016
Added
Apr 27, 2016
Modified
May 7, 2019
Description
The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not consider the delta in the backward-jump case, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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