vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2025-21760: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2025-1970)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 27, 2025 | Apr 18, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 27, 2025
Added
Apr 18, 2025
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ndisc: extend RCU protection in ndisc_send_skb()
ndisc_send_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU held.
Acquire rcu_read_lock() earlier, so that we can use dev_net_rcu()
and avoid a potential UAF.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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