NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.268-139.500.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERFDEBUGINFO-2419950
  • published9 Mar 2022
  • disclosed16 Feb 2022

Introduced: 16 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.268-139.500.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1571.

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 flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1