Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.14.336-253.554.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELDEVEL-6184495
  • published23 Jan 2024
  • disclosed8 Dec 2023

Introduced: 8 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6606  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-devel to version 0:4.14.336-253.554.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2418.

NVD Description

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

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

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