Amazon Linux 2022 : (ALAS2022-2022-101)

high Nessus Plugin ID 164743

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2022 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-101 advisory.

- In the Linux kernel before 5.17.3, fs/io_uring.c has a use-after-free due to a race condition in io_uring timeouts. This can be triggered by a local user who has no access to any user namespace; however, the race condition perhaps can only be exploited infrequently. (CVE-2022-29582)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'dnf update --releasever=2022.0.20220628 kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/ALAS-2022-101.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-29582.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164743

File Name: al2022_ALAS2022-2022-101.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/6/2022

Updated: 10/12/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29582

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-5.15.29-16.111, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2022

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-29582