Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel-livepatch



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-1611
CVE-2023-28466
CWE-ID CWE-416
CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel-livepatch
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75204

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1611

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the btrfs_search_slot() function in fs/btrfs/ctree.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

src:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.19-30.43-1.0-1.amzn2023.src

x86_64:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.19-30.43-1.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

kernel-livepatch: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2023-002.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU74628

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28466

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition caused by a missing lock_sock call within the do_tls_getsockopt() function in net/tls/tls_main.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

src:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.19-30.43-1.0-1.amzn2023.src

x86_64:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.19-30.43-1.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

kernel-livepatch: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2023-002.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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