Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2025-094 (ALASKERNEL-5.10-2025-094)

high Nessus Plugin ID 238028

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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 5.10.237-230.949. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2025-094 advisory.

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

drm/i915/gt: Cleanup partial engine discovery failures (CVE-2022-48893)

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

ice: arfs: fix use-after-free when freeing @rx_cpu_rmap (CVE-2022-49063)

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

kernel/resource: fix kfree() of bootmem memory again (CVE-2022-49190)

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

vfio/pci: fix memory leak during D3hot to D0 transition (CVE-2022-49219)

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

cifs: Fix UAF in cifs_demultiplex_thread() (CVE-2023-52572)

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

bpf: Check rcu_read_lock_trace_held() before calling bpf map helpers (CVE-2023-52621)

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

smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (CVE-2023-52752)

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

smb: client: fix potential deadlock when releasing mids (CVE-2023-52757)

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's scsi device driver in lpfc_unregister_fcf_rescan() function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or denial of service issue. (CVE-2024-24855)

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

fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats (CVE-2024-26686)

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

smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_debug_files_proc_show() (CVE-2024-26928)

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

smb: client: fix potential UAF in cifs_stats_proc_show() (CVE-2024-35867)

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

blk-iocost: do not WARN if iocg was already offlined (CVE-2024-36908)

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

nvme: avoid double free special payload (CVE-2024-41073)

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

smb: client: fix UAF in async decryption (CVE-2024-50047)

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

tcp/dccp: Don't use timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink(). (CVE-2024-50154)

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

dm cache: fix flushing uninitialized delayed_work on cache_ctr error (CVE-2024-50280)

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

bpf: avoid holding freeze_mutex during mmap operation (CVE-2025-21853)

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

nvme-tcp: fix potential memory corruption in nvme_tcp_recv_pdu() (CVE-2025-21927)

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

media: streamzap: fix race between device disconnection and urb callback (CVE-2025-22027)

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

sctp: detect and prevent references to a freed transport in sendmsg (CVE-2025-23142)

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

mptcp: fix NULL pointer in can_accept_new_subflow (CVE-2025-23145)

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

i3c: Add NULL pointer check in i3c_master_queue_ibi() (CVE-2025-23147)

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

ext4: fix off-by-one error in do_split (CVE-2025-23150)

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

net: vlan: don't propagate flags on open (CVE-2025-23163)

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

ext4: ignore xattrs past end (CVE-2025-37738)

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

net: tls: explicitly disallow disconnect (CVE-2025-37756)

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

tipc: fix memory leak in tipc_link_xmit (CVE-2025-37757)

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

virtiofs: add filesystem context source name check (CVE-2025-37773)

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

isofs: Prevent the use of too small fid (CVE-2025-37780)

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

cxgb4: fix memory leak in cxgb4_init_ethtool_filters() error path (CVE-2025-37788)

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

net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action (CVE-2025-37789)

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

net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling (CVE-2025-37797)

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

crypto: null - Use spin lock instead of mutex (CVE-2025-37808)

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

net_sched: hfsc: Fix a potential UAF in hfsc_dequeue() too (CVE-2025-37823)

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

tipc: fix NULL pointer dereference in tipc_mon_reinit_self() (CVE-2025-37824)

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

PCI: Fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge() (CVE-2025-37836)

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

jbd2: remove wrong sb->s_sequence check (CVE-2025-37839)

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

cifs: avoid NULL pointer dereference in dbg call (CVE-2025-37844)

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

scsi: st: Fix array overflow in st_setup() (CVE-2025-37857)

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

page_pool: avoid infinite loop to schedule delayed worker (CVE-2025-37859)

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

HID: pidff: Fix null pointer dereference in pidff_find_fields (CVE-2025-37862)

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

RDMA/core: Silence oversized kvmalloc() warning (CVE-2025-37867)

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

nfsd: decrease sc_count directly if fail to queue dl_recall (CVE-2025-37871)

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

KVM: x86: Reset IRTE to host control if *new* route isn't postable (CVE-2025-37885)

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

mtd: inftlcore: Add error check for inftl_read_oob() (CVE-2025-37892)

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

ftrace: Add cond_resched() to ftrace_graph_set_hash() (CVE-2025-37940)

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

net: phy: leds: fix memory leak (CVE-2025-37989)

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' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2025-094' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238028

File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_10-2025-094.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/9/2025

Updated: 9/25/2025

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: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21927

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: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-livepatch-5.10.237-230.949, 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: 6/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48893, CVE-2022-49063, CVE-2022-49190, CVE-2022-49219, CVE-2023-52572, CVE-2023-52621, CVE-2023-52752, CVE-2023-52757, CVE-2024-24855, CVE-2024-26686, CVE-2024-26928, CVE-2024-35867, CVE-2024-36908, CVE-2024-41073, CVE-2024-50047, CVE-2024-50154, CVE-2024-50280, CVE-2025-21853, CVE-2025-21927, CVE-2025-22027, CVE-2025-23142, CVE-2025-23145, CVE-2025-23147, CVE-2025-23150, CVE-2025-23163, CVE-2025-37738, CVE-2025-37756, CVE-2025-37757, CVE-2025-37773, CVE-2025-37780, CVE-2025-37788, CVE-2025-37789, CVE-2025-37797, CVE-2025-37808, CVE-2025-37823, CVE-2025-37824, CVE-2025-37836, CVE-2025-37839, CVE-2025-37844, CVE-2025-37857, CVE-2025-37859, CVE-2025-37862, CVE-2025-37867, CVE-2025-37871, CVE-2025-37885, CVE-2025-37892, CVE-2025-37940, CVE-2025-37989

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