Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.14.301-224.520.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLS-3167760
  • published13 Dec 2022
  • disclosed23 Nov 2022

Introduced: 23 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-42896  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools to version 0:4.14.301-224.520.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1903.

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.

There are use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c's l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req functions which may allow code execution and leaking kernel memory (respectively) remotely via Bluetooth. A remote attacker could execute code leaking kernel memory via Bluetooth if within proximity of the victim.

We recommend upgrading past commit  https://www.google.com/url https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4 https://www.google.com/url

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