Use After Free Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.9.70-22.55.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERFDEBUGINFO-1709729
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed16 Nov 2017

Introduced: 16 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-0861  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.9.70-22.55.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-937.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.