Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2025-087
Advisory Released Date: 2025-08-09
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-10-02
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: tap: NULL pointer derefence in dev_parse_header_protocol when skb->dev is null (CVE-2022-50073)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
codel: remove sch->q.qlen check before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() (CVE-2025-37798)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xsk: Fix race condition in AF_XDP generic RX path (CVE-2025-37920)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sch_htb: make htb_qlen_notify() idempotent (CVE-2025-37932)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
serial: mctrl_gpio: split disable_ms into sync and no_sync APIs (CVE-2025-38040)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio: break and reset virtio devices on device_shutdown() (CVE-2025-38064)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rseq: Fix segfault on registration when rseq_cs is non-zero (CVE-2025-38067)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (CVE-2025-38177)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size (CVE-2025-38375)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: flowtable: account for Ethernet header in nf_flow_pppoe_proto() (CVE-2025-38441)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: fix uaf in nbd_genl_connect() error path (CVE-2025-38443)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
raid10: cleanup memleak at raid10_make_request (CVE-2025-38444)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
md/raid1: Fix stack memory use after return in raid1_reshape (CVE-2025-38445)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: Abort __tc_modify_qdisc if parent class does not exist (CVE-2025-38457)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU (CVE-2025-38461)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock: Fix transport_{g2h,h2g} TOCTOU (CVE-2025-38462)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netlink: Fix wraparounds of sk->sk_rmem_alloc. (CVE-2025-38465)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf: Revert to requiring CAP_SYS_ADMIN for uprobes (CVE-2025-38466)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: quirks: Add quirk for 2 Chicony Electronics HP 5MP Cameras (CVE-2025-38540)
Affected Packages:
kernel
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 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-5.15-2025-087 to update your system.
System reboot is required in order to complete this update.
aarch64:
kernel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-headers-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
perf-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
perf-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-devel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-devel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.aarch64
kernel-livepatch-5.15.189-131.206-1.0-0.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
kernel-headers-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.i686
src:
kernel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.src
x86_64:
kernel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-headers-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
perf-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
perf-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-devel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-devel-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-debuginfo-5.15.189-131.206.amzn2.x86_64
kernel-livepatch-5.15.189-131.206-1.0-0.amzn2.x86_64
2025-10-02: CVE-2025-38444 was added to this advisory.
2025-10-02: CVE-2025-38465 was added to this advisory.
2025-10-02: CVE-2025-38443 was added to this advisory.
2025-10-02: CVE-2025-38441 was added to this advisory.
2025-10-02: CVE-2025-38540 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-08: CVE-2025-38375 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-08: CVE-2025-38457 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-08: CVE-2025-38445 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-08: CVE-2025-38466 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-08: CVE-2025-38461 was added to this advisory.
2025-09-08: CVE-2025-38462 was added to this advisory.
2025-08-26: CVE-2025-38177 was added to this advisory.