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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-26341: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1571)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-26341: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1571)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/07/2022
Created
03/12/2022
Added
03/10/2022
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

Some AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branches, which may potentially result in data leakage.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

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