Resource Injection Affecting kernel-modules-extra-common package, versions <0:6.12.23-29.97.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELMODULESEXTRACOMMON-10496691
  • published24 Jun 2025
  • disclosed16 Apr 2025

Introduced: 16 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-22046  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-99  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-modules-extra-common to version 0:6.12.23-29.97.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-948.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules-extra-common package and not the kernel-modules-extra-common 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:

uprobes/x86: Harden uretprobe syscall trampoline check

Jann reported a possible issue when trampoline_check_ip returns address near the bottom of the address space that is allowed to call into the syscall if uretprobes are not set up:

https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/202502081235.5A6F352985@keescook/T/#m9d416df341b8fbc11737dacbcd29f0054413cbbf

Though the mmap minimum address restrictions will typically prevent creating mappings there, let's make sure uretprobe syscall checks for that.

CVSS Base Scores

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