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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-27673: Security patch for kernel ((Multiple Advisories))

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-27673: Security patch for kernel ((Multiple Advisories))

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
10/22/2020
Created
12/22/2020
Added
12/19/2020
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.9.1, as used with Xen through 4.14.x. Guest OS users can cause a denial of service (host OS hang) via a high rate of events to dom0, aka CID-e99502f76271.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

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