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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-9242: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-846)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-9242: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2017-846)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/23/2017
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • RHSA-2017:1842
  • RHSA-2017:2077
  • ALAS-2017-846
  • DLA-993-1
  • DSA-3886
  • 98731
  • CVE-2017-9242
  • USN-3324-1
  • USN-3325-1
  • USN-3326-1
  • USN-3327-1
  • USN-3328-1
  • USN-3329-1
  • USN-3330-1
  • USN-3331-1
  • USN-3332-1
  • USN-3333-1
  • USN-3334-1
  • USN-3335-1
  • USN-3342-1
  • USN-3342-2
  • USN-3343-1
  • USN-3343-2
  • USN-3344-1
  • USN-3344-2
  • USN-3345-1
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