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Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.238-182.422.amzn2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-1702670
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 20 Jul 2021
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Introduced: 20 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-33909 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-120 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.238-182.422.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1691.

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.

fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer overflow, an Out-of-bounds Write, and escalation to root by an unprivileged user, aka CID-8cae8cd89f05.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.8 high
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SUSE

7.8 high