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Information Exposure Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.9.81-44.57.amzn2

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-1660968
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 Jan 2018
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Introduced: 26 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5750  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.9.81-44.57.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-956.

NVD Description

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

The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.