Memory Leak Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEBUGINFO-6184378
  • published23 Jan 2024
  • disclosed2 Jan 2024

Introduced: 2 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-7192  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-debuginfo 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-debuginfo package and not the kernel-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1