Resource Injection Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.14.238-182.421.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLS-7172214
  • published31 May 2024
  • disclosed25 Mar 2024

Introduced: 25 Mar 2024

CVE-2021-47166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-99  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools to version 0:4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1685.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFS: Don't corrupt the value of pg_bytes_written in nfs_do_recoalesce()

The value of mirror->pg_bytes_written should only be updated after a successful attempt to flush out the requests on the list.

CVSS Scores

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