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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-1838: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2023-1735)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-1838: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2023-1735)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/05/2023
Created
06/09/2023
Added
06/08/2023
Modified
06/08/2023

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(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2023-1735
  • CVE-2023-1838

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