Information Exposure Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.4.15-25.57.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNEL-1699550
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Jun 2016

Introduced: 27 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-5244  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel to version 0:4.4.15-25.57.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-726.

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 rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.

CVSS Scores

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