ALASKERNEL-5.15-2022-002


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.15-2022-002
Advisory Release Date: 2022-06-30 22:29 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-03-13 01:32 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1184)

With shadow paging enabled, the INVPCID instruction results in a call to kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva. If INVPCID is executed with CR0.PG=0, the invlpg callback is not set and the result is a NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2022-1789)

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue. (CVE-2022-1966)

No description is available for this CVE. (CVE-2022-1972)

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel in log_replay in fs/ntfs3/fslog.c in the NTFS journal. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system and leads to a kernel information leak problem. (CVE-2022-1973)

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code. (CVE-2022-2078)

A flaw was found in hw. Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(r) Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

A flaw was found in hw. Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(r) Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

A flaw was found in hw. Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel® Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.1 allows a local user (able to create user/net namespaces) to escalate privileges to root because an incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR check leads to a use-after-free. (CVE-2022-32250)

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers. (CVE-2022-32981)

rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev in drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c in the Linux kernel before 5.18.4 has a double free. (CVE-2022-34494)

rpmsg_probe in drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c in the Linux kernel before 5.18.4 has a double free. (CVE-2022-34495)

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

nbd: fix io hung while disconnecting device (CVE-2022-49297)

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

iommu/arm-smmu: fix possible null-ptr-deref in arm_smmu_device_probe() (CVE-2022-49323)

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

ip_gre: test csum_start instead of transport header (CVE-2022-49340)

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

net: xfrm: unexport __init-annotated xfrm4_protocol_init() (CVE-2022-49345)

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

ext4: fix bug_on in ext4_writepages (CVE-2022-49347)

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

ext4: fix use-after-free in ext4_rename_dir_prepare (CVE-2022-49349)

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

driver: base: fix UAF when driver_attach failed (CVE-2022-49385)

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

md: Don't set mddev private to NULL in raid0 pers->free (CVE-2022-49400)

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

ftrace: Clean up hash direct_functions on register failures (CVE-2022-49402)

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

dlm: fix plock invalid read (CVE-2022-49407)

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

bfq: Avoid merging queues with different parents (CVE-2022-49412)

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

ext4: fix race condition between ext4_write and ext4_convert_inline_data (CVE-2022-49414)

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

iommu/arm-smmu-v3-sva: Fix mm use-after-free (CVE-2022-49426)

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

thermal/core: Fix memory leak in __thermal_cooling_device_register() (CVE-2022-49468)

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

rcu-tasks: Fix race in schedule and flush work (CVE-2022-49540)

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

cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount (CVE-2022-49541)

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

KVM: x86: Drop WARNs that assert a triple fault never "escapes" from L2 (CVE-2022-49559)

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

exfat: check if cluster num is valid (CVE-2022-49560)

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

netfilter: conntrack: re-fetch conntrack after insertion (CVE-2022-49561)

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

ext4: fix bug_on ext4_mb_use_inode_pa (CVE-2022-49708)

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

drm/i915/reset: Fix error_state_read ptr + offset use (CVE-2022-49723)

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

ata: libata-core: fix NULL pointer deref in ata_host_alloc_pinfo() (CVE-2022-49731)


Affected Packages:

kernel


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 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-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.50-23.125-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.15.50-23.125.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.50-23.125-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64

Changelog:

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49723 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49297 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49560 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49340 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49540 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49708 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49468 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49400 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49407 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49347 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49731 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49414 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49559 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49323 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49385 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49345 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49402 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49349 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49541 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49561 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49412 was added to this advisory.

2025-03-13: CVE-2022-49426 was added to this advisory.