CVE-2021-29647 Affecting python-perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.231-173.360.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPERFDEBUGINFO-1698561
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed30 Mar 2021

Introduced: 30 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-29647  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-perf-debuginfo 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 python-perf-debuginfo package and not the python-perf-debuginfo 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 5.11.11. qrtr_recvmsg in net/qrtr/qrtr.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory because of a partially uninitialized data structure, aka CID-50535249f624.

CVSS Scores

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