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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-1108: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2018-1023)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-1108: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2018-1023)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/01/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/31/2018
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2018-1023
  • DSA-4188
  • USN-3718-1
  • USN-3718-2
  • USN-3752-1
  • USN-3752-2
  • USN-3752-3
  • CVE-2018-1108
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