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CVE-2023-2124

Public on 2023-04-19
Modified on 2024-01-12
Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's XFS file system in how a user restores an XFS image after failure (with a dirty log journal). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2023-04-27 16:19 ALAS-2023-1735
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2023-04-27 18:37 ALAS2-2023-2027
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2023-04-27 17:43 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-031
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2023-04-27 17:42 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-017
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2023-04-27 17:42 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-044
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-04-27 20:00 ALAS2023-2023-169
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.309-231.529 2023-06-21 19:12 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-133
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.311-233.529 2023-06-21 19:12 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-132
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.15-28.43 2023-05-25 17:40 ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-009
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.19-30.43 2023-05-25 17:40 ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-008
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.21-1.45 2023-05-25 17:40 ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-007
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.23-36.46 2023-05-25 17:40 ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-006

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H