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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-740)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.9

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

7 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.

Insight

Insight

A use after free vulnerability was found in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue and other tcp_* functions.

Solution

Solution

Run yum update kernel to update your system. You will need to reboot your system in order for the new kernel to be running.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)