SB2024070224 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel 



SB2024070224 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Published: July 2, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024070224
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36905)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tcp_send_fin() function in net/ipv4/tcp_output.c, within the tcp_rcv_state_process() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c, within the tcp_shutdown() and __tcp_close() functions in net/ipv4/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36916)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the iocg_kick_delay() function in block/blk-iocost.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36933)

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() and nsh_gso_segment() functions in net/nsh/nsh.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36959)

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

The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the pinctrl_dt_to_map() function in drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.