CVE-2023-6040
Public on 2024-01-12
Modified on 2024-03-28
Description
An out-of-bounds access vulnerability involving netfilter was reported and fixed as: f1082dd31fe4 (netfilter: nf_tables: Reject tables of unsupported family); While creating a new netfilter table, lack of a safeguard against invalid nf_tables family (pf) values within `nf_tables_newtable` function enables an attacker to achieve out-of-bounds access.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2024-02-01 | ALAS-2024-1912 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2-2024-2443 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-048 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-036 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-059 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.327-246.539 | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-162 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.328-248.540 | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-163 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.330-250.540 | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-161 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.334-252.552 | 2024-02-01 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-164 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.336-253.554 | 2024-02-15 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-165 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-5.10.201-191.748 | 2024-02-29 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-167 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-5.10.205-195.804 | 2024-02-29 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-169 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-5.10.205-195.807 | 2024-02-29 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2024-166 | 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 |