<p>Upgrade <code>Amazon-Linux:2</code> <code>kernel</code> to version 0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ALAS2-2023-1987</code>.</p>

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2

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0.04% (6^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-6037041
published 27 Oct 2023
disclosed 14 Oct 2023

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Introduced: 14 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-45862 Open this link in a new tab CWE-770 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1987.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/storage/ene_ub6250.c for the ENE UB6250 reader driver in the Linux kernel before 6.2.5. An object could potentially extend beyond the end of an allocation.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Local
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

Low
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

None
Integrity (I)

None
Availability (A)

High

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2

Severity

Based on Amazon Linux security rating