vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-6074: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-805)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2017-02-18 | 2017-03-07 | 2022-10-14 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2017-02-18
Added
2017-03-07
Modified
2022-10-14
Description
The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that makes an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0293
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0294
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0295
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0316
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0323
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0324
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0345
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0346
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0347
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0365
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0366
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0403
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0501
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:0932
- REDHAT-RHSA-2017:1209
- AMAZON-ALAS-2017-805
- DEBIAN-DLA-833-1
- DEBIAN-DSA-3791
- BID-96310
- SECTRACK-1037876
- NVD-CVE-2017-6074
- UBUNTU-USN-3206-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3207-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3207-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3208-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3208-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3209-1
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