ALAS-2024-2418

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-6606  

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information. (CVE-2023-6606)

ALAS-2024-2418


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2418
Advisory Release Date: 2024-01-19 01:51 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-01-22 20:21 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information. (CVE-2023-6606)


Affected Packages:

kernel


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


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

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.336-253.554.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.336-253.554-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64