Race Condition Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.101-91.76.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    3.67% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEBUGINFO-1669188
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 15 Feb 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.101-91.76.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1165.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.8, kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandles reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free.

References

CVSS Scores

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NVD

8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High