vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7117: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-694)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 27, 2016 | Jan 20, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 27, 2016
Added
Jan 20, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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