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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-32233: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2023-1750)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-32233: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2023-1750)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/08/2023
Created
06/08/2023
Added
06/07/2023
Modified
06/07/2023

Description

In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ALAS-2023-1750
  • CVE-2023-32233

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