vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-2162: Security patch for kernel (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Apr 19, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 19, 2023
Added
May 2, 2023
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create in drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c in SCSI sub-component in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw an attacker could leak kernel internal information.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bpftoolamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernelamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-headersamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-309-231-529amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5-10-173-154-642amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-toolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perf-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perf-debuginfo
References
- AMAZON-AL2/ALAS-2023-1987
- AMAZON-AL2/ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-028
- AMAZON-AL2/ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-043
- AMAZON-AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.10-2023-028
- AMAZON-AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.4-2023-043
- CVE-2023-2162
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-2162
- CWE-416
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-33679
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-33679
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