SB2024062503 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

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SB2024062503 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Published: June 25, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024062503
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47110)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the kvm_crash_shutdown() and kvmclock_init() functions in arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c, within the kvm_guest_cpu_offline() function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30456)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of consistency for for CR0 and CR4 in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References