Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.4.51-40.58.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.34% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELDEBUGINFO-1704783
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed23 Mar 2017

Introduced: 23 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:4.4.51-40.58.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-805.

NVD Description

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

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.

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