ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-082

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-082
Advisory Release Date: 2024-08-14 19:05 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-08-21 12:20 Pacific
Severity: Medium
Issue Overview:

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

hv_netvsc: Register VF in netvsc_probe if NET_DEVICE_REGISTER missed (CVE-2024-26820)

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

netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: Add protection for bmp length out of range (CVE-2024-26851)

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

geneve: make sure to pull inner header in geneve_rx() (CVE-2024-26857)

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

net/rds: fix WARNING in rds_conn_connect_if_down (CVE-2024-27024)


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-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.272-185.370.amzn2.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2024-26820, CVE-2024-26851, CVE-2024-26857, CVE-2024-27024

Mitre: CVE-2024-26820, CVE-2024-26851, CVE-2024-26857, CVE-2024-27024