vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-1000407: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-937)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 11, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 11, 2017
Added
Dec 22, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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