SB2012082205 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel
Published: August 22, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012082205
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3430)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom or (2) recvmsg system call on an RDS socket.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.