SB20240806274 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

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SB20240806274 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Published: August 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240806274
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46838)

The vulnerability allows an unprivileged guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of network packets at the backend. An unprivileged guest can send zero-length packets to the OS kernel and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6915)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the ida_free() function in lib/idr.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References