vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-5753: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2018-956)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Jan 4, 2018 | Feb 22, 2018 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2018
Added
Feb 22, 2018
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
Rapid7 Labs
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