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Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.1.19-24.31.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNEL-1694388
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Apr 2016
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Introduced: 27 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-2847  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel to version 0:4.1.19-24.31.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-669.

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.

fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes.

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