Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.121-109.96.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-1670270
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed30 Jul 2019

Introduced: 30 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-10142  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.121-109.96.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1214.

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 kernel's freescale hypervisor manager implementation, kernel versions 5.0.x up to, excluding 5.0.17. A parameter passed to an ioctl was incorrectly validated and used in size calculations for the page size calculation. An attacker can use this flaw to crash the system, corrupt memory, or create other adverse security affects.