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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-38199: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1571)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-38199: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1571)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/08/2021
Created
03/11/2022
Added
03/09/2022
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

fs/nfs/nfs4client.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 has incorrect connection-setup ordering, which allows operators of remote NFSv4 servers to cause a denial of service (hanging of mounts) by arranging for those servers to be unreachable during trunking detection.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

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