Memory Leak Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.296-222.539.amzn2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-3110377
- published 9 Nov 2022
- disclosed 21 Oct 2022
How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.296-222.539.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1876.
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 vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function nilfs_attach_log_writer of the file fs/nilfs2/segment.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211961 was assigned to this vulnerability.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3646
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=d0d51a97063db4704a5ef6bc978dddab1636a306
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211961