Code Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.14.48-33.39.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNEL-1688441
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Aug 2015

Introduced: 8 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-1805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel to version 0:3.14.48-33.39.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-565.

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 (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an "I/O vector array overrun."

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