Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.2.18-1.26.6.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNEL-1664300
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Jun 2012

Introduced: 13 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-2313  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel to version 0:3.2.18-1.26.6.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-78.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The rio_ioctl function in drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.7 does not restrict access to the SIOCSMIIREG command, which allows local users to write data to an Ethernet adapter via an ioctl call.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1