Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2025-111
Advisory Released Date: 2026-01-07
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-01-07
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth (CVE-2025-40173)
Affected Packages:
kernel-livepatch-6.1.155-176.282
Issue Correction:
Please ensure you have live patching enabled. Run dnf update kernel-livepatch-6.1.155-176.282 --releasever latest or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2025-111 --releasever latest to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation
New Packages:
aarch64:
kernel-livepatch-6.1.155-176.282-1.0-1.amzn2023.aarch64
src:
kernel-livepatch-6.1.155-176.282-1.0-1.amzn2023.src
x86_64:
kernel-livepatch-6.1.155-176.282-1.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64