Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-084
Advisory Release Date: 2024-09-12 18:30 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-01-31 05:43 Pacific
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
2025-01-31: CVE-2024-36978 was added to this advisory.
2024-12-05: CVE-2024-39503 was added to this advisory.
2024-12-05: CVE-2024-40984 was added to this advisory.
2024-12-05: CVE-2024-41097 was added to this advisory.
2024-12-05: CVE-2024-40961 was added to this advisory.
2024-12-05: CVE-2024-40988 was added to this advisory.
2024-12-05: CVE-2024-40960 was added to this advisory.
2024-11-08: CVE-2022-3567 was added to this advisory.
2024-11-08: CVE-2022-3566 was added to this advisory.
2024-09-26: CVE-2024-42090 was added to this advisory.
2024-09-26: CVE-2024-42070 was added to this advisory.
2024-09-26: CVE-2024-42096 was added to this advisory.
2024-09-26: CVE-2024-38619 was added to this advisory.
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel. This affects the function tcp_getsockopt/tcp_setsockopt of the component TCP Handler. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211089 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3566)
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function inet6_stream_ops/inet6_dgram_ops of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211090 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3567)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune() (CVE-2024-36978)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb-storage: alauda: Check whether the media is initialized (CVE-2024-38619)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: ipset: Fix race between namespace cleanup and gc in the list:set type (CVE-2024-39503)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: prevent possible NULL dereference in rt6_probe() (CVE-2024-40960)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: prevent possible NULL deref in fib6_nh_init() (CVE-2024-40961)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPICA: Revert "ACPICA: avoid Info: mapping multiple BARs. Your kernel is fine." (CVE-2024-40984)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/radeon: fix UBSAN warning in kv_dpm.c (CVE-2024-40988)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ata: libata-core: Fix double free on error (CVE-2024-41087)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: atm: cxacru: fix endpoint checking in cxacru_bind() (CVE-2024-41097)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: fully validate NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers (CVE-2024-42070)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER (CVE-2024-42090)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86: stop playing stack games in profile_pc() (CVE-2024-42096)
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.
aarch64:
kernel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.279-193.377.amzn2.x86_64