Memory Leak Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.165-131.185.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEBUGINFO-1677985
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2019

Introduced: 18 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-19062  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.165-131.185.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1392.

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.

A memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_report_alg() failures, aka CID-ffdde5932042.

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