vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-5244: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-726)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 27, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 27, 2016
Added
Aug 1, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
Rapid7 Labs
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