ALAS2-2023-1987

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-26545  

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device. (CVE-2023-26545)

ALAS2-2023-1987


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-1987
Advisory Release Date: 2023-03-17 16:34 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-03-21 22:36 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device. (CVE-2023-26545)


Affected Packages:

kernel


Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.309-231.529.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.309-231.529-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64