QID 356578

Date Published: 2023-11-09

QID 356578: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-054

2023-10-12:( CVE-2023-4128 was added to this advisory. 2023-10-12:( CVE-2023-3212 was added to this advisory. 2023-10-12:( CVE-2023-34319 was added to this advisory. 2023-10-12:( CVE-2023-4194 was added to this advisory. a flaw in the linux kernel found in the gfs2 file system.
On corrupted gfs2 file systems the evict code can try to reference the journal descriptor structure, jdesc, after it has been freed and set to null.
It can lead to null pointer dereference when gfs2_trans_begin being called and then fail ingfs2_evict_inode(). (
( CVE-2023-3212) a buffer overrun vulnerability was found in the netback driver in xen due to an unusual split packet.
This flaw allows an unprivileged guest to cause a denial of service (dos) of the host by sending network packets to the backend, causing the backend to crash. (
( CVE-2023-34319) a use-after-free flaw was found in net/sched/cls_fw.c in classifiers (cls_fw, cls_u32, and cls_route) in the linux kernel.
This flaw allows a local attacker to perform a local privilege escalation due to incorrect handling of the existing filter, leading to a kernel information leak issue. (
( CVE-2023-4128) a flaw was found in the linux kernels tun/tap functionality.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-054 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-054 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.4-2023-054.html