Use After Free Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.231-173.360.amzn2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-1698557
- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 17 May 2021
Introduced: 17 May 2021
CVE-2021-3483 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.231-173.360.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1627.
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 Nosy driver in the Linux kernel. This issue allows a device to be inserted twice into a doubly-linked list, leading to a use-after-free when one of these devices is removed. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. Versions before kernel 5.12-rc6 are affected
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210629-0002/
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3483
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948045
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/07/1