Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:4.14.343-259.562.amzn2
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- published 20 Aug 2024
- disclosed 10 Apr 2024
Introduced: 10 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-26816 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:4.14.343-259.562.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2549.
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.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section
When building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into the .notes section so that Xen can find the "startup_xen" entry point. This information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations are not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes section means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes is world-readable.
To avoid leaking the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that are expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in the .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to those found in System.map.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26816
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47635b112a64b7b208224962471e7e42f110e723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52018aa146e3cf76569a9b1e6e49a2b7c8d4a088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb59db49c9c0fccfd33b2209af4f7ae3c6ddf40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e7ff1a74274e59a2de9bb57236542aa990d20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa8736370db1a78f0e8434344a484f9fd20be3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae7079238f6faf1b94accfccf334e98b46a0c0aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2a9f98d884205145fd155304a6955822ccca1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7cff9780297d55d97ad068b68b703cfe53ef9af
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html