Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.33-59.34.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-1661930
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed16 Mar 2018

Introduced: 16 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1068  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.33-59.34.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-994.

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.

A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory.

CVSS Scores

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