CVE-2023-6531

Public on 2024-01-03
Modified on 2024-04-22
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux Kernel due to a race problem in the unix garbage collector's deletion of SKB races with unix_stream_read_generic() on the socket that the SKB is queued on.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
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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-5.10 Extra kernel 2024-01-09 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-045 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2024-01-09 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-033 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2024-01-09 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-057 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2024-01-22 ALAS2023-2024-488 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H