Use After Free Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.14.281-144.502.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELHEADERS-6615969
  • published17 Apr 2024
  • disclosed17 Jan 2023

Introduced: 17 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-41858  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-headers to version 0:4.14.281-144.502.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1591.

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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

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