Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.281-212.502.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.03% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEBUGINFO-2862845
  • published8 Jun 2022
  • disclosed17 May 2022

Introduced: 17 May 2022

CVE-2022-29581  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.281-212.502.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1798.

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.

Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1