Off-by-one Error Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.336-257.562.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-6371027
  • published5 Mar 2024
  • disclosed23 Jan 2024

Introduced: 23 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-23849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.336-257.562.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2475.

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.

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.

CVSS Scores

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