SB2019032611 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

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SB2019032611 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Published: March 26, 2019 Updated: May 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019032611
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9213)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in expand_downwards() in mm/mmap.c that does not check for the mmap minimum address, which makes it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8980)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory operations in the kernel_read_file function, as defined in the fs/exec.c source code file. A remote attacker can send malicious file that triggers vfs_read failures and memory leak condition and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References