Use After Free Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.328-248.540.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-6062279
  • published16 Nov 2023
  • disclosed1 Nov 2023

Introduced: 1 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-3397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.328-248.540.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2340.

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.

A race condition occurred between the functions lmLogClose and txEnd in JFS, in the Linux Kernel, executed in different threads. This flaw allows a local attacker with normal user privileges to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

CVSS Base Scores

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