A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system crash or other undefined behaviors.
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2023-05-16 | ALAS-2023-1744 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2023-05-16 | ALAS2-2023-2035 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2023-05-16 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-032 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2022-10-11 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-008 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2023-05-16 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-045 |
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
