vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-5970: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-805)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 14, 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 14, 2017
Added
Mar 23, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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