ALAS-2023-1776

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)

ALAS-2023-1776


Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-1776
Advisory Release Date: 2023-06-27 23:45 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-07-03 20:17 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:
i686:
    kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    perf-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-devel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-tools-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-headers-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    perf-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.318-167.530.amzn1.x86_64