Double Free Affecting kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 package, versions <0:4.9.32-15.41.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELDEBUGINFOCOMMONI686-1707002
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed10 May 2017

Introduced: 10 May 2017

CVE-2017-8890  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 to version 0:4.9.32-15.41.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-846.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 package and not the kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call.

CVSS Scores

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