vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-7618: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-828)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 10, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 10, 2017
Added
May 11, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
crypto/ahash.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API operation calling its own callback, and infinite recursion) by triggering EBUSY on a full queue.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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