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Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-modules-extra (ALAS2023-2025-1053)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 241742

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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 ALAS2023-2025-1053 advisory.

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

 mm/page_alloc: fix race condition in unaccepted memory handling (CVE-2025-38008)

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

 HID: bpf: abort dispatch if device destroyed (CVE-2025-38016)

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

 net/tls: fix kernel panic when alloc_page failed (CVE-2025-38018)

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

 net/mlx5e: Disable MACsec offload for uplink representor profile (CVE-2025-38020)

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

 RDMA/core: Fix KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in ib_register_device problem (CVE-2025-38022)

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

 nfs: handle failure of nfs_get_lock_context in unlock path (CVE-2025-38023)

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 2023.7.20250623' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2023/ALAS2023-2025-1053.html

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

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38008.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38016.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38018.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38020.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38022.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38023.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 241742

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-1053.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/10/2025

Updated: 7/14/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.5

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38022

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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-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, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-6.12.30-34.92

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38008, CVE-2025-38016, CVE-2025-38018, CVE-2025-38020, CVE-2025-38022, CVE-2025-38023