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Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-017
Advisory Release Date: 2023-04-27 17:42 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-05-01 19:12 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's XFS file system in how a user restores an XFS image after failure (with a dirty log journal). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2023-2124)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
kernel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-livepatch-5.15.108-65.141-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.15.108-65.141.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-livepatch-5.15.108-65.141-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64