Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2
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- published 14 Sep 2022
- disclosed 16 May 2022
Introduced: 16 May 2022
CVE-2022-1679 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1838.
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 use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1679
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf@kernel.org/t/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/