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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.121-109.96.amzn2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-1670350
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 30 Jul 2019
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Introduced: 30 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-10142 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.121-109.96.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1214.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's freescale hypervisor manager implementation, kernel versions 5.0.x up to, excluding 5.0.17. A parameter passed to an ioctl was incorrectly validated and used in size calculations for the page size calculation. An attacker can use this flaw to crash the system, corrupt memory, or create other adverse security affects.