Buffer Overflow Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.285-147.501.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PERFDEBUGINFO-2945345
  • published8 Jul 2022
  • disclosed10 Jun 2022

Introduced: 10 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-32981  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.14.285-147.501.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1604.

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.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.

CVSS Scores

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