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ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-058

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)

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ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-058

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-058
Advisory Release Date: 2024-01-19 02:20 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-01-19 02:20 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 - Kernel-5.4 Extra. Visit this page to learn more about Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Extras and 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-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.266-178.365.amzn2.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-6606

Mitre: CVE-2023-6606

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