vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-16939: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2018-1023)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 24, 2017 | May 31, 2018 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 24, 2017
Added
May 31, 2018
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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