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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-6606: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2024-1906)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-6606: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2024-1906)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/08/2023
Created
01/26/2024
Added
01/24/2024
Modified
01/24/2024

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2024-1906
  • CVE-2023-6606

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