vulnerability

Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2022-36123: Important priority package update for kernel

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 29, 2022
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 2025

Description

The Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.
A memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s XEN hypervisor for the virtual machine. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Solutions

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