Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2021-1719)

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.252-195.481. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1719 advisory. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A corrupted timer tree caused the task wakeup to be missing in the...

CVE-2021-20317: Improper Initialization

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A corrupted timer tree caused the task wakeup to be missing in the timerqueueadd function in lib/timerqueue.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with special user privileges to cause a denial of service, slowing and eventually stopping the system while runnin...