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Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-642
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Insight
Insight
Perception Point Research identified a use-after-free vulnerability, representing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel. Their post contains a detailed analysis of the bug.kernel-4.1.13-19.30.amzn1 and earlier versions are impacted.
Solution
Solution
Run yum clean all followed by yum update kernel to update your system. You will need to reboot your system in order for the new kernel to be running.