A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2020-11-14 01:22 | ALAS-2020-1446 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2020-09-03 21:53 | ALAS-2020-1430 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2020-09-03 21:45 | ALAS2-2020-1488 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-20 19:27 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-015 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.181-142.260 | 2020-09-04 17:55 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-025 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.186-146.268 | 2020-09-04 17:55 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-026 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.192-147.314 | 2020-09-04 17:55 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-027 |
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
