ALAS-2023-2359


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2359
Advisory Release Date: 2023-11-29 22:19 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-12-05 01:02 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52868 was added to this advisory.

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52867 was added to this advisory.

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52843 was added to this advisory.

2024-06-19: CVE-2023-52845 was added to this advisory.

A use-after-free flaw was found in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c in vc_screen in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw an attacker with local user access may lead to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information. (CVE-2023-3567)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

llc: verify mac len before reading mac header (CVE-2023-52843)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tipc: Change nla_policy for bearer-related names to NLA_NUL_STRING (CVE-2023-52845)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/radeon: possible buffer overflow (CVE-2023-52867)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

thermal: core: prevent potential string overflow (CVE-2023-52868)


Affected Packages:

kernel


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.330-250.540.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.330-250.540-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64