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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-28356: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1581)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-28356: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1581)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/02/2022
Created
04/23/2022
Added
04/20/2022
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.17.1, a refcount leak bug was found in net/llc/af_llc.c.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

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