Race Condition Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <0:3.14.48-33.39.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-1688370
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed31 Aug 2015

Introduced: 31 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-3212  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 kernel-tools-devel to version 0:3.14.48-33.39.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-565.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and panic) via a rapid series of system calls related to sockets, as demonstrated by setsockopt calls.

CVSS Scores

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