vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-1073: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2023-1706)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 20, 2023
Added
Feb 6, 2024
Modified
May 21, 2025

Description

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.

Solution

amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
Title
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