Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting kernel-tools 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
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELTOOLS-1706990
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 May 2017

Introduced: 18 May 2017

CVE-2017-9059  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-tools 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-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by leveraging improper channel callback shutdown when unmounting an NFSv4 filesystem, aka a "module reference and kernel daemon" leak.