vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2019-6974: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2019-1165)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 15, 2019 | Mar 5, 2019 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2019
Added
Mar 5, 2019
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.20.8, kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandles reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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