CVE-2014-0206 Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.48-55.140.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNEL-1675403
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed25 Jun 2014

Introduced: 25 Jun 2014

CVE-2014-0206  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel to version 0:3.10.48-55.140.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-368.

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.

Array index error in the aio_read_events_ring function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a large head value.

CVSS Scores

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