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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-3621: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1645)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-3621: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1645)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/20/2022
Created
12/12/2022
Added
12/10/2022
Modified
02/03/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level of the file fs/nilfs2/inode.c of the component nilfs2. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211920.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2022-1645
  • CVE-2022-3621
  • USN-5754-1
  • USN-5755-1
  • USN-5756-1
  • USN-5756-2
  • USN-5757-1
  • USN-5757-2
  • USN-5758-1
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