CVE-2024-25742 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:6.1.84-99.169.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELHEADERS-7709779
  • published20 Aug 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2024

Introduced: 17 May 2024

CVE-2024-25742  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-headers to version 0:6.1.84-99.169.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-696.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at any point in time and can trigger its handler. This affects AMD SEV-SNP and AMD SEV-ES.

CVSS Scores

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