Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177 package, versions <0:1.0-0.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELLIVEPATCH61102108177-7709520
  • published20 Aug 2024
  • disclosed29 Jul 2024

Introduced: 29 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-41019  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177 to version 0:1.0-0.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-679.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177 package and not the kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: Validate ff offset

This adds sanity checks for ff offset. There is a check on rt->first_free at first, but walking through by ff without any check. If the second ff is a large offset. We may encounter an out-of-bound read.

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