Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel, kernel-devel (ALAS2023-2024-488)

2024-01-2300:00:00

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amazon linux 2023

kernel

vulnerabilities

alas2023-2024-488

out-of-bounds read

use-after-free

memory read

memory write

denial of service

privilege escalation

syscall handling

smb client

netfilter subsystem

transport layer security

integer underflow

memcpy length

ktls socket

vmm

nessus scanner.

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It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-488 advisory.

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.
(CVE-2023-6606)
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The function nft_pipapo_walk did not skip inactive elements during set walk which could lead double deactivations of PIPAPO (Pile Packet Policies) elements, leading to use- after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit 317eb9685095678f2c9f5a8189de698c5354316a. (CVE-2023-6817)
A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Performance Events system component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. A perf_event’s read_size can overflow, leading to an heap out-of-bounds increment or write in perf_read_group(). We recommend upgrading past commit 382c27f4ed28f803b1f1473ac2d8db0afc795a1b. (CVE-2023-6931)
A use-after-free flaw was found in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. If the catchall element is garbage-collected when the pipapo set is removed, the element can be deactivated twice. This can cause a use-after-free issue on an NFT_CHAIN object or NFT_OBJECT object, allowing a local unprivileged user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2024-0193)
An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in receive_encrypted_standard in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the SMB Client sub-component in the Linux Kernel. This issue occurs due to integer underflow on the memcpy length, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-0565)
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2024-0646)
In the Linux kernel before 6.6.7, an untrusted VMM can trigger int80 syscall handling at any given point.
This is related to arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c and arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_amd.c. (CVE-2024-25744)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
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  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
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  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
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if (flag)
{
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}
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amazonlinuxbpftool-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo
amazonlinuxkernelp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel
amazonlinuxkernel-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo
amazonlinuxkernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64
amazonlinuxkernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
amazonlinuxkernel-develp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel
amazonlinuxkernel-headersp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers
amazonlinuxkernel-libbpfp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf
amazonlinuxkernel-libbpf-develp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-devel

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amazon	linux	kernel-headers	p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers
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amazon	linux	kernel-libbpf-devel	p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-devel