Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-058
Advisory Release Date: 2024-01-19 02:20 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-01-24 00:16 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information. (CVE-2023-6606)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 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-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64