vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-0861: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-937)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 16, 2017
Added
Dec 22, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
Rapid7 Labs
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