ALAS-2025-2745


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2025-2745
Advisory Release Date: 2025-01-30 22:56 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-02-04 11:02 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

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

net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify() (CVE-2024-26852)

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

ext4: avoid OOB when system.data xattr changes underneath the filesystem (CVE-2024-47701)

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

firmware_loader: Block path traversal (CVE-2024-47742)

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

ext4: fix slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at() (CVE-2024-49884)

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

net/xen-netback: prevent UAF in xenvif_flush_hash() (CVE-2024-49936)

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

uprobe: avoid out-of-bounds memory access of fetching args (CVE-2024-50067)

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

nilfs2: fix kernel bug due to missing clearing of checked flag (CVE-2024-50230)


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-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-4.14.355-275.582.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-275.582-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64