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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-3646: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1645)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-3646: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1645)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/21/2022
Created
12/12/2022
Added
12/10/2022
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function nilfs_attach_log_writer of the file fs/nilfs2/segment.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211961 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

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