Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2024-2588
Advisory Released Date: 2024-07-11
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-02-08
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
kernel: Type confusion in pick_next_rt_entity(), which can result in memory corruption. (CVE-2023-1077)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hwrng: virtio - Fix race on data_avail and actual data (CVE-2023-53998)
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 or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2024-2588 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
kernel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
perf-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
perf-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.344-262.563.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-livepatch-4.14.344-262.563-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64
Changelog:
2026-02-08: CVE-2023-53998 was added to this advisory.