vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-1838: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2023-1735)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | Apr 5, 2023 | Jun 8, 2023 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 5, 2023
Added
Jun 8, 2023
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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