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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-2124: Security patch for kernel, kernel-livepatch-4.14.309-231.529, kernel-livepatch-4.14.311-233.529 (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-2124: Security patch for kernel, kernel-livepatch-4.14.309-231.529, kernel-livepatch-4.14.311-233.529 (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/02/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
05/02/2023
Modified
08/21/2023

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s XFS file system in how a user restores an XFS image after failure (with a dirty log journal). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bpftool
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-309-231-529
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-309-231-529-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-311-233-529
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-311-233-529-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-313-235-533
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5-10-178-162-673
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5-15-108-65-141
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perf
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perf-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perf
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perf-debuginfo

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