vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-8890: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-846)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 10, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 10, 2017
Added
Jun 23, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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