NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package, versions <0:4.14.192-147.314.amzn2
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed24 Apr 2018
Introduced: 24 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-10323 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 to version 0:4.14.192-147.314.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1480.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package and not the kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
The xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree function in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.16.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (xfs_bmapi_write NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted xfs image.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103959
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10323
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199423
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-xfs/msg17254.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4486-1/