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
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
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.
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