Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-1073: A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel's human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Fixed packages 14
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-debuginfo | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-devel | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-headers | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-livepatch-4.14.305-227.531 | 0:1.0-0.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-tools | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-tools-debuginfo | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | kernel-tools-devel | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | perf | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | perf-debuginfo | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-perf | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-perf-debuginfo | 0:4.14.305-227.531.amzn2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.6
A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-1073.html