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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4485: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-703)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4485: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-703)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/18/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/18/2016
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

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