vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-29154: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2021-1503)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 8, 2021 | May 26, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 8, 2021
Added
May 26, 2021
Modified
May 26, 2021
Description
BPF JIT compilers in the Linux kernel through 5.11.12 have incorrect computation of branch displacements, allowing them to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This affects arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c and arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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