These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20211005.0.
Major updates
None.
Package updates
Amazon Linux 2 includes the following packages.
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amazon-linux-extras-2.0.1-1.amzn2.noarch |
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amazon-linux-extras-yum-plugin-2.0.1-1.amzn2.noarch |
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dmidecode-3.2-5.amzn2.1.aarch64 |
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dmidecode-3.2-5.amzn2.1.x86_64 |
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glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.2.aarch64 |
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glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.2.x86_64 |
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glibc-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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glibc-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-all-langpacks-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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glibc-all-langpacks-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-common-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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glibc-common-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-devel-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-headers-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-langpack-en-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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glibc-langpack-en-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-locale-source-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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glibc-locale-source-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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glibc-minimal-langpack-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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glibc-minimal-langpack-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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grubby-8.28-23.amzn2.0.3.aarch64 |
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grubby-8.28-23.amzn2.0.3.x86_64 |
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kernel-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.aarch64 |
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kernel-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86_64 |
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kernel-devel-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86_64 |
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kernel-headers-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86_64 |
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kernel-tools-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.aarch64 |
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kernel-tools-4.14.248-189.473.amzn2.x86_64 |
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libcrypt-2.26-55.amzn2.aarch64 |
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libcrypt-2.26-55.amzn2.x86_64 |
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libsss_idmap-1.16.5-10.amzn2.10.aarch64 |
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libsss_idmap-1.16.5-10.amzn2.10.x86_64 |
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libsss_nss_idmap-1.16.5-10.amzn2.10.aarch64 |
Kernel updates
Rebase kernel to upstream stable 4.14.252.
CVEs fixed:
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CVE-2020-16119 [dccp: don't duplicate ccid when cloning dccp sock]
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CVE-2021-40490 [ext4: fix race writing to an inline_data file while its xattrs are changing]
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CVE-2021-42252 [soc: aspeed: lpc-ctrl: Fix boundary check for mmap]
Other Fixes:
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mm/kmemleak.c: Makes cond_resched() rate-limiting more efficient
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mm/page_alloc: Speeds up the iteration of max_order
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tcp: seq_file: Avoids skipping sk during tcp_seek_last_pos
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KVM: x86: Updates vCPU's hv_clock before back to guest when tsc_offset is adjusted
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cifs: Fixes wrong release in sess_alloc_buffer() failed path
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rcu: Fixes missed wakeup of exp_wq waiters
