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Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2-2025-3001 (ALAS-2025-3001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265071

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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 4.14.355-280.684. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-3001 advisory.

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

 mm/khugepaged: fix ->anon_vma race (CVE-2023-52935)

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

 net_sched: sch_sfq: reject invalid perturb period (CVE-2025-38193)

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

 i40e: fix MMIO write access to an invalid page in i40e_clear_hw (CVE-2025-38200)

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

 net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix race condition on qfq_aggregate (CVE-2025-38477)

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

 clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns (CVE-2025-38499)

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 ALAS2-2025-3001' to update your system.

See Also

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38193.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38200.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38477.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-38499.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2025-3001.html

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

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2023-52935.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265071

File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-3001.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/16/2025

Updated: 9/16/2025

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-2023-52935

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:kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-280.684, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-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: 9/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52935, CVE-2025-38193, CVE-2025-38200, CVE-2025-38477, CVE-2025-38499