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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-24786: Security patch for amazon-cloudwatch-agent, cri-tools (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-24786: Security patch for amazon-cloudwatch-agent, cri-tools (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/05/2024
Created
06/01/2024
Added
05/31/2024
Modified
06/13/2024

Description

The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-amazon-cloudwatch-agent
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-cri-tools
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-cri-tools-debuginfo

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