Logging of Excessive Data Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.14.296-222.539.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEVEL-3110291
  • published9 Nov 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2022

Introduced: 18 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3594  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-779  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-devel to version 0:4.14.296-222.539.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1876.

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 vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function intr_callback of the file drivers/net/usb/r8152.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to logging of excessive data. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211363.

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