Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2025-098
Advisory Released Date: 2025-04-16
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-06-09
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
macsec: fix UAF bug for real_dev (CVE-2022-49390)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: fix use-after-free Read in tipc_named_reinit (CVE-2022-49696)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: Fix handling of offline queues in blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx() (CVE-2022-49720)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp/dccp: Don't use timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink(). (CVE-2024-50154)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
padata: fix UAF in padata_reorder (CVE-2025-21727)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
udp: Fix memory accounting leak. (CVE-2025-22058)
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.
System reboot is required in order to complete this update.
aarch64:
kernel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.4.291-207.406.amzn2.x86_64