ALASKERNEL-5.10-2024-062


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.10-2024-062
Advisory Release Date: 2024-06-19 20:39 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-08-01 01:11 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

2024-08-01: CVE-2021-4440 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36889 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2023-52585 was added to this advisory.

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

x86/xen: Drop USERGS_SYSRET64 paravirt call (CVE-2021-4440)

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

net: sched: flower: protect fl_walk() with rcu (CVE-2021-47402)

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks. (CVE-2022-0480)

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

drm/amdgpu: Fix possible NULL dereference in amdgpu_ras_query_error_status_helper() (CVE-2023-52585)

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

sched/psi: Fix use-after-free in ep_remove_wait_queue() (CVE-2023-52707)

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

mptcp: ensure snd_nxt is properly initialized on connect (CVE-2024-36889)


Affected Packages:

kernel


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra. Visit this page to learn more about Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Extras and this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


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

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-livepatch-5.10.218-206.860-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.10.218-206.860.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-5.10.218-206.860-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64