Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2025-2994
Advisory Released Date: 2025-09-16
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-09-16
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
A potential security vulnerability in some Intel(r) Processors may allow information disclosure. Intel is releasing microcode updates and prescriptive guidance to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Info: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01153.html (CVE-2024-28956)
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel(r) Processor indirect branch predictors may allow information disclosure. Intel is releasing microcode updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Advisory: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01247.html (CVE-2024-45332)
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel(r) Processors may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing microcode updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Advisory: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01244.html (CVE-2025-20054)
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel(r) Processors may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing microcode updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Advisory: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01244.html (CVE-2025-20103)
Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization in the stream cache mechanism for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2025-20109)
Affected Packages:
microcode_ctl
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update microcode_ctl or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2025-2994 to update your system.
i686:
microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.24.i686
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-47.amzn2.4.24.i686
src:
microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.24.src
x86_64:
microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.24.x86_64
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-47.amzn2.4.24.x86_64