CVE-2023-52462 Affecting kernel-modules-extra-common package, versions <0:6.1.75-99.163.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELMODULESEXTRACOMMON-6728649
  • published30 Apr 2024
  • disclosed23 Feb 2024

Introduced: 23 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-52462  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-modules-extra-common to version 0:6.1.75-99.163.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-519.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: fix check for attempt to corrupt spilled pointer

When register is spilled onto a stack as a 1/2/4-byte register, we set slot_type[BPF_REG_SIZE - 1] (plus potentially few more below it, depending on actual spill size). So to check if some stack slot has spilled register we need to consult slot_type[7], not slot_type[0].

To avoid the need to remember and double-check this in the future, just use is_spilled_reg() helper.

CVSS Scores

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