Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2016-704
Advisory Release Date: 2016-06-02 17:36 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2016-06-03 19:27 Pacific
Severity:
Low
Issue Overview:
The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles NM (aka alternate name) entries containing \\0 characters, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem. (CVE-2016-4913)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system.
New Packages:
i686:
kernel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
perf-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-devel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-devel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
perf-debuginfo-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-headers-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
kernel-debuginfo-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.i686
noarch:
kernel-doc-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.noarch
src:
kernel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.src
x86_64:
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-headers-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
perf-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-devel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-4.4.11-23.53.amzn1.x86_64