vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-6214: 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 23, 2017 | Jun 8, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 23, 2017
Added
Jun 8, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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