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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-40307: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1636)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-40307: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1636)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/09/2022
Created
10/12/2022
Added
10/11/2022
Modified
02/06/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8. drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use-after-free.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2022-1636
  • CVE-2022-40307
  • USN-5790-1
  • USN-5791-1
  • USN-5791-2
  • USN-5791-3
  • USN-5792-1
  • USN-5792-2
  • USN-5793-2
  • USN-5793-3
  • USN-5793-4
  • USN-5815-1
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