Amazon Linux 2.0.20210219.0 release notes - Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2.0.20210219.0 release notes

Amazon Linux 2 was updated.

Major updates

Amazon Linux 2 includes the following update.

  • None

Package updates

Amazon Linux 2 includes the following packages.

Packages

boost-date-time-1.53.0-27.amzn2.0.5.x86_64

boost-system-1.53.0-27.amzn2.0.5.x86_64

boost-thread-1.53.0-27.amzn2.0.5.x86_64

ca-certificates-2020.2.41-70.0.amzn2.0.1.noarch

glibc-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

glibc-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-all-langpacks-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

glibc-all-langpacks-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-common-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

glibc-common-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-devel-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-headers-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-langpack-en-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

glibc-langpack-en-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-locale-source-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

glibc-locale-source-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

glibc-minimal-langpack-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

glibc-minimal-langpack-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

kernel-4.14.219-161.340.amzn2.aarch64

kernel-4.14.219-161.340.amzn2.x86_64

kernel-devel-4.14.219-161.340.amzn2.x86_64

kernel-headers-4.14.219-161.340.amzn2.x86_64

kernel-tools-4.14.219-161.340.amzn2.aarch64

kernel-tools-4.14.219-161.340.amzn2.x86_64

libcrypt-2.26-41.amzn2.aarch64

libcrypt-2.26-41.amzn2.x86_64

openssl-1.0.2k-19.amzn2.0.6.aarch64

openssl-1.0.2k-19.amzn2.0.6.x86_64

openssl-libs-1.0.2k-19.amzn2.0.6.aarch64

openssl-libs-1.0.2k-19.amzn2.0.6.x86_64

perl-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.1.aarch64

perl-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.1.x86_64

perl-libs-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.1.aarch64

perl-libs-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.1.x86_64

perl-macros-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.1.aarch64

perl-macros-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.1.x86_64

perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-299.amzn2.0.1.noarch

pygpgme-0.3-9.amzn2.0.3.aarch64

pygpgme-0.3-9.amzn2.0.3.x86_64

python-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.3.aarch64

python-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.3.x86_64

python-devel-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.3.aarch64

python-devel-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.3.x86_64

python-libs-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.3.aarch64

python-libs-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.3.x86_64

rng-tools-6.8-3.amzn2.0.5.aarch64

rng-tools-6.8-3.amzn2.0.5.x86_64

selinux-policy-3.13.1-192.amzn2.6.7.noarch

selinux-policy-targeted-3.13.1-192.amzn2.6.7.noarch

sudo-1.8.23-10.amzn2.1.aarch64

sudo-1.8.23-10.amzn2.1.x86_64

unzip-6.0-43.amzn2.aarch64

unzip-6.0-43.amzn2.x86_64

Kernel updates

Rebase kernel to upstream stable 4.14.219.

CVEs fixed:

  • CVE-2020-28374 [scsi: target: Fixes XCOPY NAA identifier lookup]

  • CVE-2021-3178 [nfsd4: readdirplus shouldn't return parent of export]

  • CVE-2020-27825 [tracing: Fixes race in trace_open and buffer resize call]

  • CVE-2021-3347 [futex: Ensures the correct return value from futex_lock_pi()]

  • CVE-2021-3348 [nbd: Freezes the queue while we're adding connections]

Amazon Features and Backports:

  • NFS: Do uncached readdir when we're seeking a cookie in an empty page cache

Other Fixes:

Fixes

virtio_net: Fixes issue of recursive call to cpus_read_lock()

net-sysfs: Uses the rtnl lock when storing xps_cpus

net: ethernet: ti: cpts: Fixes ethtool output when no ptp_clock registered

vhost_net: Fixes ubuf refcount incorrectly when sendmsg fails

net-sysfs: Uses the rtnl lock when accessing xps_cpus_map and num_tc

crypto: ecdh - Avoids buffer overflow in ecdh_set_secret()

x86/mm: Fixes leak of pmd ptlock

KVM: x86: Fixes shift out of bounds reported by UBSAN

net: ip: Always refragment ip defragmented packets

x86/resctrl: Uses an IPI instead of task_work_add() to update PQR_ASSOC MSR

x86/resctrl: Doesn't move a task to the same resource group

cpufreq: powernow-k8: Passes policy rather than use cpufreq_cpu_get()

iommu/intel: Fixed memleak in intel_irq_remapping_alloc

KVM: arm64: Doesn't access PMCR_EL0 when no PMU is available

mm/hugetlb: Fixes potential missing huge page size info

dm snapshot: Adds flush merged data before committing metadata

ext4: Fixes bug for rename with RENAME_WHITEOUT

NFS4: Fixes use-after-free in trace_event_raw_event_nfs4_set_lock

ext4: Fixes superblock checksum failure when setting password salt

mm, slub: Considers rest of partial list if acquire_slab() fails

rxrpc: Fixes handling of an unsupported token type in rxrpc_read()

tipc: Fixes NULL deref in tipc_link_xmit()

net: Uses skb_list_del_init() to remove from RX sublists

net: Introduces skb_list_walk_safe for skb segment walking

dm: Avoids filesystem lookup in dm_get_dev_t()

skbuff: Backs tiny skbs with kmalloc() in __netdev_alloc_skb() too

tracing: Fixed race in trace_open and buffer resize call

x86/boot/compressed: Disables relocation relaxation

nbd: Freezes the queue while we're adding connections

KVM: x86: Gets smi pending status correctly

x86/entry/64/compat: Preserves r8-r11 in int $0x80

x86/entry/64/compat: Fixes x86/entry/64/compat: Preserve r8-r11 in int $0x80