Incomplete Cleanup Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.256-197.484.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-2315638
  • published11 Dec 2021
  • disclosed3 Mar 2022

Introduced: 11 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-4002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-459  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.256-197.484.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1727.

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 memory leak flaw in the Linux kernel's hugetlbfs memory usage was found in the way the user maps some regions of memory twice using shmget() which are aligned to PUD alignment with the fault of some of the memory pages. A local user could use this flaw to get unauthorized access to some data.

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