Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2013-190
Advisory Release Date: 2013-05-14 15:37 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-15 23:02 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.
Affected Packages:
kernel
Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system. You will need to reboot your system in order for the new kernel to be running.
New Packages:
i686:
kernel-tools-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
kernel-headers-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
kernel-debuginfo-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
kernel-devel-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
kernel-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.i686
noarch:
kernel-doc-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.noarch
src:
kernel-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.src
x86_64:
kernel-headers-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-3.4.43-43.43.amzn1.x86_64