

# Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20211005.0 release notes
<a name="relnotes-20211005"></a>

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20211005.0.

## Major updates
<a name="major-updates-20211005"></a>

None.

## Package updates
<a name="package-updates-20211005"></a>

Amazon Linux 2 includes the following packages.


| Packages | 
| --- | 
| amazon-linux-extras-2.0.1-1.amzn2.noarch | 
| amazon-linux-extras-yum-plugin-2.0.1-1.amzn2.noarch | 
| dmidecode-3.2-5.amzn2.1.aarch64 | 
| dmidecode-3.2-5.amzn2.1.x86\_64 | 
| glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.2.aarch64 | 
| glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| glibc-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-all-langpacks-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| glibc-all-langpacks-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-common-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| glibc-common-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-devel-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-headers-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-langpack-en-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| glibc-langpack-en-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-locale-source-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| glibc-locale-source-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| glibc-minimal-langpack-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| glibc-minimal-langpack-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| grubby-8.28-23.amzn2.0.3.aarch64 | 
| grubby-8.28-23.amzn2.0.3.x86\_64 | 
| kernel-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| kernel-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| kernel-devel-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| kernel-headers-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| kernel-tools-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| kernel-tools-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| libcrypt-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 | 
| libcrypt-2.26-55.amzn2.x86\_64 | 
| libsss\_idmap-1.16.5-10.amzn2.10.aarch64 | 
| libsss\_idmap-1.16.5-10.amzn2.10.x86\_64 | 
| libsss\_nss\_idmap-1.16.5-10.amzn2.10.aarch64 | 

## Kernel updates
<a name="kernel-updates-20211105"></a>

Rebase kernel to upstream stable 4.14.252.

CVEs fixed:
+ CVE-2020-16119 [dccp: don't duplicate ccid when cloning dccp sock]
+ CVE-2021-40490 [ext4: fix race writing to an inline\_data file while its xattrs are changing]
+ CVE-2021-42252 [soc: aspeed: lpc-ctrl: Fix boundary check for mmap]

Other Fixes:
+ mm/kmemleak.c: Makes cond\_resched() rate-limiting more efficient
+ mm/page\_alloc: Speeds up the iteration of max\_order
+ tcp: seq\_file: Avoids skipping sk during tcp\_seek\_last\_pos
+ KVM: x86: Updates vCPU's hv\_clock before back to guest when tsc\_offset is adjusted
+ cifs: Fixes wrong release in sess\_alloc\_buffer() failed path
+ rcu: Fixes missed wakeup of exp\_wq waiters