Information Exposure Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELHEADERS-3346615
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed14 Jul 2022

Introduced: 14 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-23825  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-headers to version 0:6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-070.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Aliases in the branch predictor may cause some AMD processors to predict the wrong branch type potentially leading to information disclosure.

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