Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.238-182.421.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.82% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEBUGINFO-1701802
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 May 2021

Introduced: 14 May 2021

CVE-2021-33034  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-debuginfo 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-debuginfo package and not the kernel-tools-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/bluetooth/hci_event.c has a use-after-free when destroying an hci_chan, aka CID-5c4c8c954409. This leads to writing an arbitrary value.

CVSS Base Scores

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