vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3961: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-703)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 15, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 15, 2016
Added
May 18, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
Rapid7 Labs
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