vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3156: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-694)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 28, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 27, 2016
Added
Apr 28, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 mishandles destruction of device objects, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large number of IP addresses.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
Rapid7 Labs
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