ALAS-2024-2642


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2642
Advisory Release Date: 2024-09-25 22:07 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-10-02 14:30 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ima: Fix use-after-free on a dentry's dname.name (CVE-2024-39494)


Affected Packages:

kernel


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 kernel to update your system.
System reboot is required in order to complete this update.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.352-268.568.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.352-268.568-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64