Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-4622: Important priority package update for kernel

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's af_unix component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
The unix_stream_sendpage() function tries to add data to the last skb in the peer's recv queue without locking the queue. Thus there is a race where unix_stream_sendpage() could access an skb locklessly that is being released by garbage collection, resulting in use-after-free.
We recommend upgrading past commit 790c2f9d15b594350ae9bca7b236f2b1859de02c.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's af_unix component that allows local privilege escalation. The unix_stream_sendpage() function tries to add data to the last skb in the peer's recv queue without locking the queue. This issue leads to a race condition where the unix_stream_sendpage() function could access a skb that is being released by garbage collection, resulting in a use-after-free issue.