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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-12771: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2020-1401)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-12771: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2020-1401)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/09/2020
Created
07/21/2020
Added
07/18/2020
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. btree_gc_coalesce in drivers/md/bcache/btree.c has a deadlock if a coalescing operation fails.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2020-1401
  • USN-4462-1
  • USN-4463-1
  • USN-4465-1
  • USN-4483-1
  • USN-4485-1
  • CVE-2020-12771
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