Protection Mechanism Failure Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELHEADERS-9524274
  • published27 Mar 2025
  • disclosed21 Jan 2025

Introduced: 21 Jan 2025

CVE-2024-57931  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-693  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-headers to version 0:6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-809.

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, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: ignore unknown extended permissions

When evaluating extended permissions, ignore unknown permissions instead of calling BUG(). This commit ensures that future permissions can be added without interfering with older kernels.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1