Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-20044: In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid(). 1804859: CVE-2019-20044 zsh: insecure dropping of privileges when unsetting PRIVILEGED option
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | zsh | 0:5.7.1-6.amzn2.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | zsh-debuginfo | 0:5.7.1-6.amzn2.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | zsh-html | 0:5.7.1-6.amzn2.0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED option. Zsh …
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2019-20044.html