CCE-92258-3| Platform: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2 | Date: (C)2018-10-29 (M)2023-07-04 |
Systems that are using the 64-bit x86 kernel package
do not need to install the kernel-PAE package because the 64-bit
x86 kernel already includes this support. However, if the system is
32-bit and also supports the PAE and NX features as
determined in the previous section, the kernel-PAE package should
be installed to enable XD or NX support:
'$ sudo yum install kernel-PAE'
The installation process should also have configured the
bootloader to load the new kernel at boot. Verify this at reboot
and modify '/etc/default/grub' if necessary.
Parameter:
[yes/no]
Technical Mechanism:
On 32-bit systems that support the XD or NX bit, the vendor-supplied
PAE kernel is required to enable either Execute Disable (XD) or No Execute (NX) support.
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 7.0 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 1.0 | Attack Complexity: HIGH |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: LOW |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
| | |
References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:48445 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:48789 |
