Linux · Amazon Linux · Security advisory · May 6, 2025

ALAS2023-2025-959: Security update for 22 packages

ALAS2023-2025-959, released May 6, 2025, fixes 15 CVEs across 22 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
15
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
7.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0045
39th percentile

Priority of the 15 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 6 Routine 9

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
bpftoolamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
bpftool-debuginfoamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernelamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-debuginfoamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64amzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64amzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-develamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-headersamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-libbpfamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-libbpf-debuginfoamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-libbpf-develamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-libbpf-staticamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-6.1.132-147.221amzn 20231.0-0.amzn2023
kernel-modules-extraamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-modules-extra-commonamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-toolsamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-tools-debuginfoamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
kernel-tools-develamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
perfamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
perf-debuginfoamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
python3-perfamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023
python3-perf-debuginfoamzn 20236.1.132-147.221.amzn2023

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2024-35866 kernel-docs: Fixed potential UAF in cifs_dump_full_key() (bsc#1224667).7.8 0.0024 None reported
High CVE-2025-21999 kernel-64kb: proc: fix UAF in proc_get_inode() (bsc#1240802).7.8 0.0023 None reported
High CVE-2025-21962 kernel-64kb: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing closetimeo mount option (bsc#1240655).7.8 0.0021 None reported
High CVE-2025-21963 kernel-64kb: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing acdirmax mount option (bsc#1240717).7.3 0.0021 None reported
High CVE-2025-21997 kernel-64kb: xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem() (bsc#1240823).7.1 0.0021 None reported
High CVE-2025-21964 kernel-64kb: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing acregmax mount option (bsc#1240740).7.0 0.0021 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21959 kernel-64kb: netfilter: nf_conncount: Fully initialize struct nf_conncount_tuple in insert_tree() (bsc#1240814).5.5 0.0045 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-22015 kernel-64kb: mm/migrate: fix shmem xarray update during migration (bsc#1240944).5.5 0.0023 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21971 kernel-64kb: Security update for the Linux Kernel5.5 0.0023 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-22005 kernel-64kb: Security update for the Linux Kernel6.1 0.0022 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21970 kernel-64kb: net/mlx5: Bridge, fix the crash caused by LAG state check (bsc#1240819).5.5 0.0022 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21980 kernel-64kb: sched: address a potential NULL pointer dereference in the GRED scheduler (bsc#1240809).5.5 0.0022 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21975 kernel-64kb: net/mlx5: handle errors in mlx5_chains_create_table() (bsc#1240812).5.5 0.0021 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21992 kernel-64kb: Security update for the Linux Kernel5.5 0.0021 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-21986 kernel-uek: ELSA-2025-20480: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)5.5 0.0016 None reported
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