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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.231-173.360.amzn2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-1697929
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 17 Mar 2021
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Introduced: 17 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-28660 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.231-173.360.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1627.

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.

rtw_wx_set_scan in drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.6 allows writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array. NOTE: from the perspective of kernel.org releases, CVE IDs are not normally used for drivers/staging/* (unfinished work); however, system integrators may have situations in which a drivers/staging issue is relevant to their own customer base.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

8.4 high
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SUSE

8 high