Amazon Linux is a technology platform tracked across 4 threat clusters and 13 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 8, 2025; most recent activity May 14, 2026.
Amazon Linux is a Linux-based operating system distribution maintained by AWS for use on EC2 and other AWS services. It emphasizes security updates and deep integration with AWS tooling, powering many cloud workloads and container deployments. In cybersecurity terms, vulnerabilities in container runtimes like runC can enable container escapes on systems hosting Amazon Linux, making timely patches and mitigations critical to protect cloud workloads.
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 and named 'Copy Fail', allows unprivileged local users to gain root access on virtually all major Linux distributions released since 2017.…
A critical vulnerability in ImageMagick, identified by Octagon Networks, allows remote code execution (RCE) through specially crafted image files. This 'magic byte shift' vulnerability affects major Linux distributions,…
High-severity vulnerabilities in runC (CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881) were disclosed in early November 2025. These vulnerabilities allow a malicious container to escape its boundary and potentially…
Three critical vulnerabilities in runC, tracked as CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, and CVE-2025-52881, allow attackers to escape container isolation and gain root access to host systems. These flaws arise from improper…