SB2018072603 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

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SB2018072603 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Published: July 26, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018072603
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11412)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges or cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory operations performed by the ext4_read_inline_data() function, as defined in the fs/ext4/inline.c source code file. A local attacker can mount a customized ext4 filesystem that stores the system.data extended attribute value in a dedicated inode, supply malicious input containing an untrusted length value, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges or cause a DoS condition.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References