Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.232-123.381.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELDEBUGINFO-1726304
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2021

Introduced: 26 May 2021

CVE-2020-25673  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.232-123.381.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1503.

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.

A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel where non-blocking socket in llcp_sock_connect() leads to leak and eventually hanging-up the system.

CVSS Scores

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