vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-42752: Important priority package update for kernel (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 19, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 19, 2023
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue leads to the kernel allocating `skb_shared_info` in the userspace, which is exploitable in systems without SMAP protection since `skb_shared_info` contains references to function pointers.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bpftoolamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernelamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86-64amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-headersamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpfamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-staticamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-49-69-116amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-49-70-116amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-52-71-125amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-55-75-123amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-toolsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perfamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perf-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-perfamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-perf-debuginfo
References
- CVE-2023-42752
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-42752
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-356.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2023-024.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2023-025.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2023-026.html
- CWE-190
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