vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-14497: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-901)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 15, 2017
Added
Oct 3, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The tpacket_rcv function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 mishandles vnet headers, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow, and disk and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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