ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2025-100


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2025-100
Advisory Released Date: 2025-04-29
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-06-19
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free of encap entry in neigh update handler (CVE-2021-47247)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: iscsi_tcp: Fix UAF during logout when accessing the shost ipaddress (CVE-2023-52975)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm: call the security_mmap_file() LSM hook in remap_file_pages() (CVE-2024-47745)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: do not delay dst_entries_add() in dst_release() (CVE-2024-50036)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work (CVE-2025-21726)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: mcast: extend RCU protection in igmp6_send() (CVE-2025-21759)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: clear acl_access/acl_default after releasing them (CVE-2025-21796)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net_sched: Prevent creation of classes with TC_H_ROOT (CVE-2025-21971)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/microcode/AMD: Fix out-of-bounds on systems with CPU-less NUMA nodes (CVE-2025-21991)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: ignore non-functional sensor in HP 5MP Camera (CVE-2025-21992)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/radeon: fix uninitialized size issue in radeon_vce_cs_parse() (CVE-2025-21996)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: atm: fix use after free in lec_send() (CVE-2025-22004)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: Fix memleak of nhc_pcpu_rth_output in fib_check_nh_v6_gw(). (CVE-2025-22005)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: socket: Lookup orig tuple for IPv6 SNAT (CVE-2025-22021)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tracing: Fix use-after-free in print_graph_function_flags during tracer switching (CVE-2025-22035)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/mm: Fix flush_tlb_range() when used for zapping normal PMDs (CVE-2025-22045)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netlabel: Fix NULL pointer exception caused by CALIPSO on IPv4 sockets (CVE-2025-22063)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/mlx5: Fix mlx5_poll_one() cur_qp update flow (CVE-2025-22086)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

thermal: int340x: Add NULL check for adev (CVE-2025-23136)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net_sched: skbprio: Remove overly strict queue assertions (CVE-2025-38637)


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.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    kernel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-headers-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-devel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    kernel-headers-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.i686

src:
    kernel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    kernel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-headers-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    perf-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    python-perf-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-devel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    bpftool-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-devel-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64
    kernel-debuginfo-5.4.292-208.414.amzn2.x86_64

Changelog:

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-22005 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-38637 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-21971 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-23136 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-22086 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-22063 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-21996 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-22021 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-22045 was added to this advisory.

2025-06-19: CVE-2025-21992 was added to this advisory.

2025-05-21: CVE-2025-22035 was added to this advisory.

2025-05-21: CVE-2025-21991 was added to this advisory.

2025-05-08: CVE-2025-22004 was added to this advisory.