vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-5551: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-805)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | 2017-01-30 | 2017-03-07 | 2022-10-14 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
2017-01-30
Added
2017-03-07
Modified
2022-10-14
Description
The simple_set_acl function in fs/posix_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7097.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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