Use After Free Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-7446692
  • published13 Jul 2024
  • disclosed26 Feb 2024

Introduced: 26 Feb 2024

CVE-2019-25162  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1838.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i2c: Fix a potential use after free

Free the adap structure only after we are done using it. This patch just moves the put_device() down a bit to avoid the use after free.

[wsa: added comment to the code, added Fixes tag]

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