CVE-2023-0179
Public on 2023-01-27
Modified on 2024-05-08
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the leakage of both stack and heap addresses, and potentially allow Local Privilege Escalation to the root user via arbitrary code execution.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2023-01-31 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-026 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2023-01-31 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-013 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-070 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670 | 2023-03-02 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-108 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-5.10.157-139.675 | 2023-03-02 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-109 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-5.10.162-141.675 | 2023-03-02 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-110 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |