Race Condition Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.350-266.564.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-8382631
  • published 16 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 17 Oct 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.350-266.564.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2622.

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 vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel. This affects the function tcp_getsockopt/tcp_setsockopt of the component TCP Handler. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211089 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • 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

4.6 medium
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SUSE

4.7 medium