Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.14.209-160.335.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLS-1691705
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2021

Introduced: 26 May 2021

CVE-2020-25669  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools to version 0:4.14.209-160.335.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1566.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in the Linux Kernel where the function sunkbd_reinit having been scheduled by sunkbd_interrupt before sunkbd being freed. Though the dangling pointer is set to NULL in sunkbd_disconnect, there is still an alias in sunkbd_reinit causing Use After Free.

CVSS Base Scores

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