Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.200-116.320.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERFDEBUGINFO-1724138
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed24 Sept 2020

Introduced: 24 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-26088  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.200-116.320.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1437.

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.

A missing CAP_NET_RAW check in NFC socket creation in net/nfc/rawsock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.2 could be used by local attackers to create raw sockets, bypassing security mechanisms, aka CID-26896f01467a.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1