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which prevents speculative execution of indirect branches within the
kernel. This release incorporates latest stable open source Linux
security improvements to address CVE-2017-5715 within the kernel and
builds upon previously incorporated Kernel Page Table Isolation (KPTI)
that addressed CVE-2017-5754 . Customers must upgrade to the latest
Amazon Linux kernel or AMI to effectively mitigate the impact of both
CVE-2017-5754 and CVE-2017-5715 on MMU privilege separation (kernel
mode vs. user mode) within their instance.
Customers with existing Amazon Linux AMI instances should run the
following command to ensure they receive the updated package :
'sudo yum update kernel'
As is standard per any update of the Linux kernel, after the yum
update is complete, a reboot is required for updates to take effect.
Please refer to
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2018-013/ for
additional information regarding CVE-2017-5754 .
Updated on 2018-01-06: Additional KPTI improvements.
Updated on 2018-01-09: Updated details
Updated on 2018-01-13: Additional fixes for CVE-2017-5715
Max CVSS | 0 |
Min CVSS | 0 |
Total Count | 2 |
| ID | CVSS | Summary | Last (major) update | Published |
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