CVE-2017-18232 Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.9.93-41.60.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERF-1712508
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2018

Introduced: 15 Mar 2018

CVE-2017-18232  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 perf to version 0:4.9.93-41.60.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-993.

NVD Description

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

The Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 mishandles a mutex within libsas, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering certain error-handling code.