Information Exposure Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.14.186-146.268.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEVEL-1682629
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed12 Jun 2020

Introduced: 12 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-devel to version 0:4.14.186-146.268.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1465.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

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