vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-17712: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2018-944)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2017-12-15 | 2018-02-01 | 2022-10-14 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2017-12-15
Added
2018-02-01
Modified
2022-10-14
Description
The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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