Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.276-211.499.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PERFDEBUGINFO-2808820
  • published6 May 2022
  • disclosed29 Apr 2022

Introduced: 29 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-1353  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.276-211.499.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1793.

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 vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.

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