ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-031


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-031
Advisory Release Date: 2023-11-29 22:47 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-12-05 01:00 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52859 was added to this advisory.

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

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52854 was added to this advisory.

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

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52846 was added to this advisory.

2024-12-05: CVE-2023-52869 was added to this advisory.

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:

hsr: Prevent use after free in prp_create_tagged_frame() (CVE-2023-52846)

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

padata: Fix refcnt handling in padata_free_shell() (CVE-2023-52854)

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

perf: hisi: Fix use-after-free when register pmu fails (CVE-2023-52859)

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

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

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

pstore/platform: Add check for kstrdup (CVE-2023-52869)

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

The function nft_trans_gc_catchall did not remove the catchall set element from the catchall_list when the argument sync is true, making it possible to free a catchall set element many times.

We recommend upgrading past commit 93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630. (CVE-2023-6111)


Affected Packages:

kernel


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 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.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.139-93.147-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.15.139-93.147.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.139-93.147-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64