SB20240806370 - Amazon Linux AMI update for gcc



SB20240806370 - Amazon Linux AMI update for gcc

Published: August 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240806370
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27943)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within demangle_const in libiberty/rust-demangle.c. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.