vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-25643: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2020-1437)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) | 2020-10-06 | 2023-07-14 | 2023-07-14 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
2020-10-06
Added
2023-07-14
Modified
2023-07-14
Description
A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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