ALAS-2024-2635


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2635
Advisory Release Date: 2024-09-12 18:30 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-10-10 03:05 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

2024-10-10: CVE-2024-22374 was added to this advisory.

Improper isolation in some Intel(R) Processors stream cache mechanism may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2023-49141)

Insufficient control flow management for some Intel(R) Xeon Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. (CVE-2024-22374)


Affected Packages:

microcode_ctl


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update microcode_ctl to update your system.

New Packages:
i686:
    microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.19.i686
    microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-47.amzn2.4.19.i686

src:
    microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.19.src

x86_64:
    microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.19.x86_64
    microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-47.amzn2.4.19.x86_64