Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.10-2022-023
Advisory Release Date: 2022-12-01 18:21 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-08-01 01:11 Pacific
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
2024-08-01: CVE-2022-48657 was added to this advisory.
2024-05-23: CVE-2021-47103 was added to this advisory.
A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-3759)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
inet: fully convert sk->sk_rx_dst to RCU rules (CVE-2021-47103)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3524)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel. This vulnerability affects the function bnx2x_tpa_stop of the file drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211042 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3542)
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel. Affected by this vulnerability is the function l2cap_reassemble_sdu of the file net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211087. (CVE-2022-3564)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function intr_callback of the file drivers/net/usb/r8152.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to logging of excessive data. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211363. (CVE-2022-3594)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
arm64: topology: fix possible overflow in amu_fie_setup() (CVE-2022-48657)
A use-after-free flaw was found in qdisc_graft in net/sched/sch_api.c in the Linux Kernel due to a race problem. This flaw leads to a denial of service issue. (CVE-2023-0590)
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user generates a malicious (too big) networking packet when napi frags is enabled. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2023-3812)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra. Visit this page to learn more about Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Extras and this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system.
aarch64:
kernel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.10.155-138.670.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64