ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-079


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-079
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:

vt: fix memory overlapping when deleting chars in the buffer (CVE-2022-48627)

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix command flush on cable pull (CVE-2024-26931)

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:

nilfs2: prevent kernel bug at submit_bh_wbc() (CVE-2024-26955)

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

nilfs2: fix failure to detect DAT corruption in btree and direct mappings (CVE-2024-26956)

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:

USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command (CVE-2024-27059)


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-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.274-187.369.amzn2.x86_64