Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2022-015
Advisory Release Date: 2022-01-20 19:27 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2022-01-28 17:22 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-14386)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 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-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.58-32.125.amzn2.x86_64