Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-5715 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Amazon Web Services |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU9883
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5715
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in Intel CPU hardware due to improper implementation of the speculative execution of instructions. A local attacker can utilize branch target injection, execute arbitrary code, perform a side-channel attack and read sensitive memory information.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
src:Vulnerable software versions
qemu-kvm-1.5.3-141.6.amzn1.src
x86_64:
qemu-kvm-tools-1.5.3-141.6.amzn1.x86_64
qemu-kvm-common-1.5.3-141.6.amzn1.x86_64
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-1.5.3-141.6.amzn1.x86_64
qemu-kvm-1.5.3-141.6.amzn1.x86_64
qemu-img-1.5.3-141.6.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
External linkshttp://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2018-942.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.