Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.14.231-173.360.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-1698096
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Apr 2021

Introduced: 8 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-29154  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 perf to version 0:4.14.231-173.360.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1627.

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.

BPF JIT compilers in the Linux kernel through 5.11.12 have incorrect computation of branch displacements, allowing them to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This affects arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c and arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c.

CVSS Scores

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