Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.10-2025-082)

high Nessus Plugin ID 232712

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.10.234-225.895. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2025-082 advisory.

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Linux kernel on x86 and ARM (md, raid, raid5 modules) allows Forced Integer Overflow. (CVE-2024-23307)

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

gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (CVE-2024-36899)

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

ipv6: avoid possible NULL deref in rt6_uncached_list_flush_dev() (CVE-2024-47707)

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

ipv4: ip_tunnel: Fix suspicious RCU usage warning in ip_tunnel_find() (CVE-2024-50304)

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

net: fix data-races around sk->sk_forward_alloc (CVE-2024-53124)

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

ceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX (CVE-2024-53685)

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

scsi: sg: Fix slab-use-after-free read in sg_release() (CVE-2024-56631)

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

net: defer final 'struct net' free in netns dismantle (CVE-2024-56658)

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

blk-cgroup: Fix UAF in blkcg_unpin_online() (CVE-2024-56672)

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

dm array: fix releasing a faulty array block twice in dm_array_cursor_end (CVE-2024-57929)

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

exfat: fix the infinite loop in exfat_readdir() (CVE-2024-57940)

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

hrtimers: Handle CPU state correctly on hotplug (CVE-2024-57951)

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

sctp: sysctl: auth_enable: avoid using current->nsproxy (CVE-2025-21638)

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

sctp: sysctl: rto_min/max: avoid using current->nsproxy (CVE-2025-21639)

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

sctp: sysctl: cookie_hmac_alg: avoid using current->nsproxy (CVE-2025-21640)

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

afs: Fix the maximum cell name length (CVE-2025-21646)

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

netfilter: conntrack: clamp maximum hashtable size to INT_MAX (CVE-2025-21648)

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

net_sched: cls_flow: validate TCA_FLOW_RSHIFT attribute (CVE-2025-21653)

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

dm thin: make get_first_thin use rcu-safe list first function (CVE-2025-21664)

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

vsock: prevent null-ptr-deref in vsock_*[has_data|has_space] (CVE-2025-21666)

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

vsock/virtio: discard packets if the transport changes (CVE-2025-21669)

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

gtp: Destroy device along with udp socket's netns dismantle. (CVE-2025-21678)

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

bpf: Fix bpf_sk_select_reuseport() memory leak (CVE-2025-21683)

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

vfio/platform: check the bounds of read/write syscalls (CVE-2025-21687)

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

USB: serial: quatech2: fix null-ptr-deref in qt2_process_read_urb() (CVE-2025-21689)

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

fs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore (part 2) (CVE-2025-21694)

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

gfs2: Truncate address space when flipping GFS2_DIF_JDATA flag (CVE-2025-21699)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update kernel' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232712

File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_10-2025-082.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/14/2025

Updated: 3/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21687

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-5.10.234-225.895, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23307, CVE-2024-36899, CVE-2024-47707, CVE-2024-50304, CVE-2024-53124, CVE-2024-53685, CVE-2024-56631, CVE-2024-56658, CVE-2024-56672, CVE-2024-57929, CVE-2024-57940, CVE-2024-57951, CVE-2025-21638, CVE-2025-21639, CVE-2025-21640, CVE-2025-21646, CVE-2025-21648, CVE-2025-21653, CVE-2025-21664, CVE-2025-21666, CVE-2025-21669, CVE-2025-21678, CVE-2025-21683, CVE-2025-21687, CVE-2025-21689, CVE-2025-21694, CVE-2025-21699

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