An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the lzo1x_decompress_safe() function of the Linux kernel's LZO implementation processed Literal Runs. A local attacker could, in extremely rare cases, use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2014-07-09 16:29 | ALAS-2014-368 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |