CVE-2012-1568 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.2.12-3.2.4.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELHEADERS-1664041
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed1 Mar 2013

Introduced: 1 Mar 2013

CVE-2012-1568  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-headers to version 0:3.2.12-3.2.4.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-58.

NVD Description

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

The ExecShield feature in a certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6 and Fedora 15 and 16 does not properly handle use of many shared libraries by a 32-bit executable file, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging a predictable base address for one of these libraries.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1