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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-1076: Important priority package update for kernel

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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-1076: Important priority package update for kernel

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
02/04/2023
Created
02/14/2025
Added
02/17/2025
Modified
02/17/2025

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. The tun/tap sockets have their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization function. While it will be often correct, as tuntap devices require CAP_NET_ADMIN, it may not always be the case, e.g., a non-root user only having that capability. This would make tun/tap sockets being incorrectly treated in filtering/routing decisions, possibly bypassing network filters. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP functionality. This issue could allow a local user to bypass network filters and get unauthorized access to some resources.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bpftool
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86-64
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-devel
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-static
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-19-30-43
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools-devel
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perf
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perf-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-perf
  • amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-perf-debuginfo

References

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