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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-3606: Security patch for libbpf (ALAS-2023-1969)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-3606: Security patch for libbpf (ALAS-2023-1969)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/19/2022
Created
03/08/2023
Added
03/07/2023
Modified
03/07/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function find_prog_by_sec_insn of the file tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211749 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libbpf
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libbpf-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libbpf-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libbpf-static

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