QID 352350

Date Published: 2021-05-27

QID 352350: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel-livepatch: ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-018

<DIV ID="issue_overview"> in the linux kernel 5.0.21, a setxattr operation, after a mount of a crafted ext4 image, can cause a slab-out-of-bounds write access because of an ext4_xattr_set_entry use-after-free in fs/ext4/xattr.c when a large old_size value is used in a memset call. (
cve-2019-19319 ) </DIV>

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Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; allows unauthorized modification; allows disruption of service.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALASLIVEPATCH-2020-018 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALASLIVEPATCH-2020-018 Amazon Linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASLIVEPATCH-2020-018.html