Incomplete Cleanup Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.290-217.505.amzn2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-2988094
- published 20 Aug 2022
- disclosed 29 Jul 2022
Introduced: 29 Jul 2022
CVE-2022-36123 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.290-217.505.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1833.
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 Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-36123
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13
- https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2022-128.md
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74a0032b8524ee2bd4443128c0bf9775928680b0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96e8fc5818686d4a1591bb6907e7fdb64ef29884
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0003/
- https://sick.codes/sick-2022-128
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