SB2022070733 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel



SB2022070733 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Published: July 7, 2022 Updated: December 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022070733
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 8
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 13% Low 88%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 8 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0494)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the scsi_ioctl() function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. A local user with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0812)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in NFS over RDMA in the net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c() function in RPCRDMA_HDRLEN_MIN (7). A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1012)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient randomization in the net/ipv4/tcp.c when calculating port offsets in Linux kernel cause by small table perturb size. A remote attacker can cause memory leak and gain access to sensitive information.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1184)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() function in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component.. A local user can trigger use-after-free and perform a denial of service attack.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1966)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can trigger use-after-free error to escalate privileges on the system.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32250)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in Linux kernel. A local user with ability to create user/net namespaces can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


7) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32296)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Linux kernel allowing TCP servers to identify clients by observing what source ports are used. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


8) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32981)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER when accessing floating point registers on powerpc 32-bit platforms. A local user can trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.