Use After Free Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.299-152.520.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELDEBUGINFO-3157576
  • published6 Dec 2022
  • disclosed24 Aug 2022

Introduced: 24 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.299-152.520.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1645.

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 flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Scores

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