Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.14.177-139.253.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PERF-1680713
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed5 May 2020

Introduced: 5 May 2020

CVE-2020-12657  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 perf to version 0:4.14.177-139.253.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1440.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body.

CVSS Scores

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