QID 357311

Date Published: 2024-03-07

QID 357311: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel-livepatch : ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-166

An out-of-bounds access vulnerability involving netfilter was reported and fixed as: f1082dd31fe4 (netfilter: nf_tables: reject tables of unsupported family); while creating a new netfilter table, lack of a safeguard against invalid nf_tables family (pf) values within `nf_tables_newtable` function enables an attacker to achieve out-of-bounds access. (
( CVE-2023-6040) an out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in receive_encrypted_standard in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the smb client sub-component in the linux kernel.
This issue occurs due to integer underflow on the memcpy length, leading to a denial of service. (
( CVE-2024-0565) an out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the linux kernel's transport layer security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination.
This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (
( CVE-2024-0646) in rds_recv_track_latency in net/rds/af_rds.c in the linux kernel through 6.7.1, there is an off-by-one error for an rds_msg_rx_dgram_trace_max comparison, resulting in out-of-bounds access. (
( CVE-2024-23849)



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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: ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-166 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 357311

    CVE-2024-23849 | CVE-2024-0646 | CVE-2024-0565 | CVE-2023-6040 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-166 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASLIVEPATCH-2024-166.html
    By selecting these links, you may be leaving CVEreport webspace. We have provided these links to other websites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other websites that are more appropriate for your purpose. CVEreport does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, CVEreport does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about any linked pages to [email protected].