ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-049

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-049
Advisory Release Date: 2024-08-01 01:11 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-08-13 09:30 Pacific
Severity: Important
Issue Overview:

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

scsi: core: Fix unremoved procfs host directory regression (CVE-2024-26935)

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

wireguard: netlink: access device through ctx instead of peer (CVE-2024-26950)

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

wireguard: netlink: check for dangling peer via is_dead instead of empty list (CVE-2024-26951)

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

nfs: fix UAF in direct writes (CVE-2024-26958)

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

mm: swap: fix race between free_swap_and_cache() and swapoff() (CVE-2024-26960)

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

mac802154: fix llsec key resources release in mac802154_llsec_key_del (CVE-2024-26961)

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

usb: xhci: Add error handling in xhci_map_urb_for_dma (CVE-2024-26964)

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

KVM: Always flush async #PF workqueue when vCPU is being destroyed (CVE-2024-26976)

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

pci_iounmap(): Fix MMIO mapping leak (CVE-2024-26977)


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-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.156-102.160-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-livepatch-5.15.156-102.160-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2024-26935, CVE-2024-26950, CVE-2024-26951, CVE-2024-26958, CVE-2024-26960, CVE-2024-26961, CVE-2024-26964, CVE-2024-26976, CVE-2024-26977

Mitre: CVE-2024-26935, CVE-2024-26950, CVE-2024-26951, CVE-2024-26958, CVE-2024-26960, CVE-2024-26961, CVE-2024-26964, CVE-2024-26976, CVE-2024-26977