Amazon Linux 2.0.20200904.0 release notes - Amazon Linux 2
Major updatesPackage updatesKernel updates
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Amazon Linux 2.0.20200904.0 release notes

Amazon Linux 2 was updated.

Major updates

Amazon Linux 2 includes the following update.

  • This update primarily contains an update for two kernel CVEs as well as a fix for CVE-2019-20907 in python 2.7.18.

Package updates

Amazon Linux 2 includes the following packages.

  • kernel-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64

  • kernel-devel-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64

  • kernel-headers-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64

  • kernel-tools-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64

  • python-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64

  • python-devel-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64

  • python-libs-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64

Kernel updates

Rebase kernel to upstream stable 4.14.193.

Updated EFA to ver 1.9.0g.

CVEs fixed:

  • CVE-2020-16166 [random32: update the net random state on interrupt and activity]

  • CVE-2020-14386 [net/packet: fix overflow in tpacket_rcv]