vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-10942: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2020-1360)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) | Mar 24, 2020 | Apr 24, 2020 | Aug 25, 2020 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
Mar 24, 2020
Added
Apr 24, 2020
Modified
Aug 25, 2020
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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