Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-0217: A use-after-free flaw was found in PackageKitd. In some conditions, the order of cleanup mechanics for a transaction could be impacted. As a result, some memory access could occur on memory regions that were previously freed. Once freed, a memory region can be reused for other allocations and any previously stored data in this memory region is considered lost.
Fixed packages 10
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-command-not-found | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-cron | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-debuginfo | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-glib | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-glib-devel | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-gtk3-module | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-yum | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | PackageKit-yum-plugin | 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Low 3.3
Packagekitd: use-after-free in idle function callback
A use-after-free flaw was found in PackageKitd. In some conditions, the order of cleanup mechanics for a transaction could be impacted. As a result, some memory access could occur on memory regions that were previously freed. Once freed, a memory region can b…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-0217.html