ALAS-2019-1179ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1600990 | Date: (C)2019-03-06 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
A kernel memory leak was found in the kernel_read_file function in the fs/exec.c file in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a memory leak and thus a denial of service . A flaw was found in mmap in the Linux kernel allowing the process to map a null page. This allows attackers to abuse this mechanism to turn null pointer dereferences into workable exploits
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Amazon Linux AMI |