<p>Upgrade <code>Amazon-Linux:2</code> <code>kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64</code> to version 0:4.14.173-137.228.amzn2 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ALAS2-2020-1405</code>.</p>

Use After Free Affecting kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package, versions <0:4.14.173-137.228.amzn2

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Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEBUGINFOCOMMONX8664-6098365
published 5 Dec 2023
disclosed 22 Aug 2023

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Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-27418 Open this link in a new tab CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 to version 0:4.14.173-137.228.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1405.

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.

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References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Local
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

High
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

High
Integrity (I)

None
Availability (A)

None