Information Exposure Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.4.15-25.57.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
51.99% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERFDEBUGINFO-1699045
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed6 Aug 2016

Introduced: 6 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-5696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.4.15-25.57.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-726.

NVD Description

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

net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.

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