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Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.9.70-22.55.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERFDEBUGINFO-1709825
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 11 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-1000407  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (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.

The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.