linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab: Add alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook for me...
CVE-2026-23219 is fixed in 58 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23219, released February 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab: Add alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook for memcg_alloc_abort_single When CONFIG_MEM_ALLOC_PROFILING_DEBUG is enabled, the following warning may be noticed: [ 3959.023862] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 3959.023891] alloc_tag was not cleared (got tag for lib/xarray.c:378) [ 3959.023947] WARNING: ./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:155 at alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178, CPU#6: mkfs.ntfs/113998 [ 3959.023978] Modules linked in: dns_resolver tun brd overlay exfat btrfs blake2b libblake2b xor xor_neon raid6_pq loop sctp ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 rfkill sunrpc vfat fat sg fuse nfnetlink sr_mod virtio_gpu cdrom drm_client_lib virtio_dma_buf drm_shmem_helper drm_kms_helper ghash_ce drm sm4 backlight virtio_net net_failover virtio_scsi failover virtio_console virtio_blk virtio_mmio dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_multipath dm_mod i2c_dev aes_neon_bs aes_ce_blk [last unloaded: hwpoison_inject] [ 3959.024170] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 113998 Comm: mkfs.ntfs Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 6.19.0-rc7+ #7 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 3959.024182] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 3959.024186] Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS unknown 2/2/2022 [ 3959.024192] pstate: 604000c5 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 3959.024199] pc : alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178 [ 3959.024207] lr : alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178 [ 3959.024214] sp : ffff80008b696d60 [ 3959.024219] x29: ffff80008b696d60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000240 [ 3959.024232] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000240 x24: ffff800085d17860 [ 3959.024245] x23: 0000000000402800 x22: ffff0000c0012dc0 x21: 00000000000002d0 [ 3959.024257] x20: ffff0000e6ef3318 x19: ffff800085ae0410 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 3959.024269] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 3959.024281] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: ffff600064101293 [ 3959.024292] x11: 1fffe00064101292 x10: ffff600064101292 x9 : dfff800000000000 [ 3959.024305] x8 : 00009fff9befed6e x7 : ffff000320809493 x6 : 0000000000000001 [ 3959.024316] x5 : ffff000320809490 x4 : ffff600064101293 x3 : ffff800080691838 [ 3959.024328] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff0000d5bcd640 [ 3959.024340] Call trace: [ 3959.024346] alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178 (P) [ 3959.024355] __alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x11c/0x1a8 [ 3959.024362] kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x1b8/0x5e8 [ 3959.024369] xas_alloc+0x304/0x4f0 [ 3959.024381] xas_create+0x1e0/0x4a0 [ 3959.024388] xas_store+0x68/0xda8 [ 3959.024395] __filemap_add_folio+0x5b0/0xbd8 [ 3959.024409] filemap_add_folio+0x16c/0x7e0 [ 3959.024416] __filemap_get_folio_mpol+0x2dc/0x9e8 [ 3959.024424] iomap_get_folio+0xfc/0x180 [ 3959.024435] __iomap_get_folio+0x2f8/0x4b8 [ 3959.024441] iomap_write_begin+0x198/0xc18 [ 3959.024448] iomap_write_iter+0x2ec/0x8f8 [ 3959.024454] iomap_file_buffered_write+0x19c/0x290 [ 3959.024461] blkdev_write_iter+0x38c/0x978 [ 3959.024470] vfs_write+0x4d4/0x928 [ 3959.024482] ksys_write+0xfc/0x1f8 [ 3959.024489] __arm64_sys_write+0x74/0xb0 [ 3959.024496] invoke_syscall+0xd4/0x258 [ 3959.024507] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xb4/0x240 [ 3959.024514] do_el0_svc+0x48/0x68 [ 3959.024520] el0_svc+0x40/0xf8 [ 3959.024526] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 [ 3959.024533] el0t_64_sync+0x1ac/0x1b0 [ 3959.024540] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- When __memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook() fails, there are two different free paths depending on whether size == 1 or size != 1. In the kmem_cache_free_bulk() path, we do call alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(). However, in memcg_alloc_abort_single() we don't, the above warning will be triggered on the next allocation. Therefore, add alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook() to the memcg_alloc_abort_single() path.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.73-95.123 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50232 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.73-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23219 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.18.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23219 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1487 | Mar 16, 2026 |
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