SB20240806384 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4269)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem. A local user can use a specific network configuration (redirecting egress packets to ingress using TC action "mirred") to trigger a CPU soft lockup.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1583)

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 io_file_bitmap_get() function in io_uring/filetable.c in the io_uring sub-component. A local user can trigger denial of service conditions via IORING_FILE_INDEX_ALLOC.

3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1611)

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.

4) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2194)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel's SLIMpro I2C device driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-160.html