Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel-livepatch

1) Release of invalid pointer or reference

EUVDB-ID: #VU77625

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48425

CWE-ID: CWE-763 - Release of invalid pointer or reference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid kfree in fs/ntfs3/inode.c caused by improper validation of MFT flags before replaying logs. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

src:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.29-47.49-1.0-1.amzn2023.src

x86_64:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.29-47.49-1.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

kernel-livepatch: before 6.1.29-47.49-1.0-1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2023-010.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.