Memory Leak Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.192-147.314.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PERFDEBUGINFO-1683240
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2019

Introduced: 18 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-19061  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.192-147.314.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1480.

NVD Description

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

A memory leak in the adis_update_scan_mode_burst() function in drivers/iio/imu/adis_buffer.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-9c0530e898f3.

CVSS Scores

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