vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4485: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-703)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 18, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 18, 2016
Added
May 18, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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