Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-022
Advisory Released Date: 2022-11-09
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-10-18
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-2978)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level of the file fs/nilfs2/inode.c of the component nilfs2. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211920. (CVE-2022-3621)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function nilfs_attach_log_writer of the file fs/nilfs2/segment.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211961 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3646)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nilfs_new_inode of the file fs/nilfs2/inode.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211992. (CVE-2022-3649)
drivers/scsi/stex.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory because stex_queuecommand_lck lacks a memset for the PASSTHRU_CMD case. (CVE-2022-40768)
drivers/usb/mon/mon_bin.c in usbmon in the Linux kernel before 5.19.15 and 6.x before 6.0.1 allows a user-space client to corrupt the monitor's internal memory. (CVE-2022-43750)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: fix UAF/GPF bug in nilfs_mdt_destroy (CVE-2022-50367)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nilfs2: replace WARN_ONs by nilfs_error for checkpoint acquisition failure (CVE-2022-50519)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 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 or yum update --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-022 to update your system.
aarch64:
kernel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-livepatch-5.10.149-133.644-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.10.149-133.644.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-livepatch-5.10.149-133.644-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64
2025-10-18: CVE-2022-50519 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-22: CVE-2022-50367 was added to this advisory.