Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20200904.0 release notes
These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20200904.0.
Major updates
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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.
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kernel-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64
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kernel-devel-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64
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kernel-headers-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64
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kernel-tools-4.14.193-149.317.amzn2.x86_64
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python-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
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python-devel-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
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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:
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CVE-2020-16166 [random32: update the net random state on interrupt and activity]
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CVE-2020-14386 [net/packet: fix overflow in tpacket_rcv]
