Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-livepatch-4.14.275-207.503 package, versions <0:1.0-0.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELLIVEPATCH414275207503-2767912
  • published20 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Mar 2022

Introduced: 6 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-26490  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.275-207.503 to version 0:1.0-0.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1774.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-4.14.275-207.503 package and not the kernel-livepatch-4.14.275-207.503 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

st21nfca_connectivity_event_received in drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.12 has EVT_TRANSACTION buffer overflows because of untrusted length parameters.

CVSS Base Scores

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