SB2018041922 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel
Published: April 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041922
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5803)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the _sctp_make_chunk() function due to boundary error. A local attacker can submit a crafted SCTP packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
2) Error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18232)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation due to mishandling of a mutex within libsas. A local attacker can trigger certain error-handling code and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.