QID 357361

Date Published: 2024-04-02

QID 357361: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-062

A flaw was found in the ata over ethernet (aoe) driver in the linux kernel.
The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on `struct net_device`, and a use-after-free can be triggered by racing between the free on the struct and the access through the `skbtxq` global queue.
This could lead to a denial of service condition or potential code execution. (
( CVE-2023-6270) a speculative race condition (src) vulnerability that impacts modern cpu architectures supporting speculative execution (related to spectre v1) has been disclosed.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary data from the cpu using race conditions to access the speculative executable code paths. (
( CVE-2024-2193) in the linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: skip end interval element from gc rbtree lazy gc on insert might collect an end interval element that has been just added in this transactions, skip end interval elements that are not yet active. (
( CVE-2024-26581)



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

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-062 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 357361

    CVE-2024-2193 | CVE-2024-26581 | CVE-2023-6270 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-062 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-062.html
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