ALAS2022-2022-101

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-29582  

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's io_uring interface subsystem in the way a user triggers a race condition between timeout flush and removal. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-29582)

ALAS2022-2022-101


Amazon Linux 2022 Security Advisory: ALAS-2022-101
Advisory Release Date: 2022-06-28 23:53 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2022-07-19 19:43 Pacific
Severity: Medium
References: CVE-2022-29582 

Issue Overview:

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's io_uring interface subsystem in the way a user triggers a race condition between timeout flush and removal. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-29582)


Affected Packages:

kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update --releasever=2022.0.20220628 kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111-1.0-2.amzn2022.aarch64

src:
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111-1.0-2.amzn2022.src

x86_64:
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111-1.0-2.amzn2022.x86_64