vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-29581: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1591)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 17, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 17, 2022
Added
Jun 10, 2022
Modified
Jun 10, 2022
Description
Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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