ALAS-2024-2448

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-1073  

A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel's human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2023-1073)

ALAS-2024-2448


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2448
Advisory Release Date: 2024-02-01 19:57 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-02-01 19:57 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel's human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2023-1073)


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-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.305-227.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.305-227.531-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64