ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-078

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-078
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:

nilfs2: fix OOB in nilfs_set_de_type (CVE-2024-26981)

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

tun: limit printing rate when illegal packet received by tun dev (CVE-2024-27013)

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

netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_expr_type_get() (CVE-2024-27020)


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-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.275-189.375.amzn2.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2024-26981, CVE-2024-27013, CVE-2024-27020

Mitre: CVE-2024-26981, CVE-2024-27013, CVE-2024-27020