ALAS2-2023-2108

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-1206  

An issue was found in the Linux kernel's IPv6 TCP connection tracking code, which could lead to high CPU usage with certain traffic patterns. (CVE-2023-1206)

ALAS2-2023-2108


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2108
Advisory Release Date: 2023-06-28 00:07 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-06-29 22:09 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

An issue was found in the Linux kernel's IPv6 TCP connection tracking code, which could lead to high CPU usage with certain traffic patterns. (CVE-2023-1206)


Affected Packages:

kernel


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

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.318-241.531.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.318-241.531-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64