Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2025-1966
Advisory Release Date: 2025-03-13 20:58 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-03-17 15:45 Pacific
Severity:
Important
References:
CVE-2024-49960
CVE-2024-53179
CVE-2025-21702
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
Issue Overview:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: fix timer use-after-free on failed mount (CVE-2024-49960)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix use-after-free of signing key (CVE-2024-53179)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0 (CVE-2025-21702)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system.
System reboot is required in order to complete this update.
New Packages:
i686:
perf-debuginfo-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-headers-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
perf-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-devel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
kernel-tools-devel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.i686
src:
kernel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.src
x86_64:
kernel-headers-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
perf-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64
kernel-devel-4.14.355-195.603.amzn1.x86_64