ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-001


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2023-001
Advisory Released Date: 2023-05-09
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-05-09
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device. (CVE-2023-26545)


Affected Packages:

kernel-livepatch-6.1.12-19.43


Issue Correction:
Please ensure you have live patching enabled.
Run dnf update kernel-livepatch-6.1.12-19.43 to update your system.

New Packages:
src:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.12-19.43-1.0-1.amzn2023.src

x86_64:
    kernel-livepatch-6.1.12-19.43-1.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64