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Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-modules-extra (ALAS2023-2025-935)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 234339

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-935 advisory.

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

 nfsd: fix legacy client tracking initialization (CVE-2024-58092)

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

 keys: Fix UAF in key_put() (CVE-2025-21893)

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

 net: gso: fix ownership in __udp_gso_segment (CVE-2025-21926)

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

 xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem() (CVE-2025-21997)

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

 proc: fix UAF in proc_get_inode() (CVE-2025-21999)

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

 mm/huge_memory: drop beyond-EOF folios with the right number of refs (CVE-2025-22000)

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

 netfs: Call `invalidate_cache` only if implemented (CVE-2025-22002)

 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:

 KVM: arm64: Unconditionally save+flush host FPSIMD/SVE/SME state (CVE-2025-22013)

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

 mm/migrate: fix shmem xarray update during migration (CVE-2025-22015)

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

 devlink: fix xa_alloc_cyclic() error handling (CVE-2025-22017)

 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:

 usb: xhci: Apply the link chain quirk on NEC isoc endpoints (CVE-2025-22022)

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

 usb: xhci: Don't skip on Stopped - Length Invalid (CVE-2025-22023)

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 'dnf update kernel6.12 --releasever 2023.7.20250414' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2025-935.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-58092.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-21893.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-21926.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-21997.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-21999.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22000.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22002.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22005.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22013.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22015.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22017.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22021.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22022.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-22023.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 234339

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-935.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/14/2025

Updated: 6/20/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-22005

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf6.12, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel6.12, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel6.12-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel6.12-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf6.12, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-6.12.22-27.96, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf6.12-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf6.12-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-58092, CVE-2025-21893, CVE-2025-21926, CVE-2025-21997, CVE-2025-21999, CVE-2025-22000, CVE-2025-22002, CVE-2025-22005, CVE-2025-22013, CVE-2025-22015, CVE-2025-22017, CVE-2025-22021, CVE-2025-22022, CVE-2025-22023