ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-072

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-072
Advisory Release Date: 2024-06-19 20:39 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-12-05 01:00 Pacific
Severity: Medium
Issue Overview:

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

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

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

2024-07-03: CVE-2023-52840 was added to this advisory.

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

Input: synaptics-rmi4 - fix use after free in rmi_unregister_function() (CVE-2023-52840)

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 - 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-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.261-174.360.amzn2.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-52840, CVE-2023-52843, CVE-2023-52845, CVE-2023-52867, CVE-2023-52868

Mitre: CVE-2023-52840, CVE-2023-52843, CVE-2023-52845, CVE-2023-52867, CVE-2023-52868