Race Condition Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.334-252.552.amzn2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-6149022
- published 10 Jan 2024
- disclosed 9 Nov 2023
How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.334-252.552.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2391.
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 race condition was found in the QXL driver in the Linux kernel. The qxl_mode_dumb_create() function dereferences the qobj returned by the qxl_gem_object_create_with_handle(), but the handle is the only one holding a reference to it. This flaw allows an attacker to guess the returned handle value and trigger a use-after-free issue, potentially leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-39198
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39198
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218332
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html