ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-048

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)

ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-048


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2023-048
Advisory Release Date: 2023-06-28 00:26 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-06-29 18:07 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-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.247-162.350.amzn2.x86_64