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Security Advisor alerts kernel 6.5.0-1017-aws not up to date and suggests older update (5.15.0-1057-63.amd64)

Monash IE

Hi cPanel support, 

I noticed that WHM Security Advisor alerts: 

The system kernel is at version “6.5.0-1017-aws”, but an update is available: 5.15.0-1057-63.amd64
Update the system (run “apt -y upgrade” on the command line), and reboot the system.

Despite 6.5.0-1017-aws is the latest kernel for the official Ubuntu 22.04 LTS image, while 5.15 kernel is not provided by AWS by default. 

Any suggestion on how to resolve this issue? I don't really want to disable Security Advisor alerts altogether just for this one alert. 

Thank you, 
Bill

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    Hey there!  I'm not seeing any similar reports of this on my end - could you create a ticket with our team so we can investigate this?

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  • Monash IE

    Will do! 

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    Let me know that ticket number when you can so I can follow along.

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  • Nithin Thomas
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    Hi CPRex

    Has there been a fix or workaround for this bug/glitch where cPanel advisor suggests to downgrade the kernel?

    We have been  receiving a similar notification when using a server at GCP.  We are on Ubuntu 22, using kernel 6.5.0-1023-gcp but advisor suggests "updating" it to 5.15.0-1064-72.amd64.

    High Kernel The system kernel is at version “6.5.0-1023-gcp”, but an update is available: 5.15.0-1064-72.amd64 Update the system (run “apt -y upgrade” on the command line), and reboot the system.

     

    Thanks

     

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    I haven't heard anything more on my end since the original poster in this thread didn't reply, so I don't think we got a ticket.  Could you submit one so we can check that out?

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  • Monash IE

    I sent in the ticket# 95247524 for this issue back then and was told it's a known issue: https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/14228817693847-Security-advisor-recommends-lower-kernel-version-for-some-Ubuntu-Kernels

    Seems it's not going to be fixed but rather just to be ignored. 

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    Thanks for sharing that - I did add this Forums conversation to that case.

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  • Peter Ayala

    I've had this issue for years. Is there a fix, or not?  The system kernel is at version “6.14.0-1018-aws”, but an update is available: 6.8.0-1051-54.amd64

    Update the system (run “apt -y upgrade” on the command line), and reboot the system.

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    Peter Ayala - I opened case CPANEL-52293 just a couple weeks ago to get this issue resolved, as Security Advisor isn't properly detecting the AWS kernels on Ubuntu systems.  I've linked this thread to the case so I'll be sure to post an update once I have one.

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