USN-6519-2: EC2 hibagent update
Publication date
29 November 2023
Overview
A security improvement was added to EC2 hibagent.
Releases
Packages
- ec2-hibinit-agent - Amazon EC2 hibernation agent
Details
USN-6519-1 added IMDSv2 support to EC2 hibagent. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
The EC2 hibagent package has been updated to add IMDSv2 support, as IMDSv1
uses an insecure protocol and is no longer recommended.
USN-6519-1 added IMDSv2 support to EC2 hibagent. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
The EC2 hibagent package has been updated to add IMDSv2 support, as IMDSv1
uses an insecure protocol and is no longer recommended.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
16.04 xenial | ec2-hibinit-agent – 1.0.0-0ubuntu4~16.04.4+esm1 |
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