Double Free Affecting kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package, versions <0:4.14.309-231.529.amzn2
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- published 22 Mar 2023
- disclosed 25 Feb 2023
Introduced: 25 Feb 2023
CVE-2023-26545 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 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-common-x86_64 package and not the kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-26545
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.13
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fda6c89fe3d9aca073495a664e1d5aea28cd4377
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fda6c89fe3d9aca073495a664e1d5aea28cd4377
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0009/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html