vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-7542: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-870)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jul 21, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 21, 2017
Added
Aug 18, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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