Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-livepatch-5.15.73-45.135 package, versions <0:1.0-0.amzn2022


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-KERNELLIVEPATCH5157345135-3161293
  • published8 Dec 2022
  • disclosed25 Mar 2022

Introduced: 25 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-0494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2022 kernel-livepatch-5.15.73-45.135 to version 0:1.0-0.amzn2022 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2022-2022-185.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5.15.73-45.135 package and not the kernel-livepatch-5.15.73-45.135 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2022 relevant fixed versions and status.

A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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