vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-2978: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1645)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 24, 2022 | Dec 10, 2022 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 24, 2022
Added
Dec 10, 2022
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
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