CVE-2026-45955

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-llbitmap: fix percpu_ref not resurrected o...

CVE-2026-45955 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1514, released March 30, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
2nd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-llbitmap: fix percpu_ref not resurrected on suspend timeout When llbitmap_suspend_timeout() times out waiting for percpu_ref to become zero, it returns -ETIMEDOUT without resurrecting the percpu_ref. The caller (md_llbitmap_daemon_fn) then continues to the next page without calling llbitmap_resume(), leaving the percpu_ref in a killed state permanently. Fix this by resurrecting the percpu_ref before returning the error, ensuring the page control structure remains usable for subsequent operations.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.15-14.217 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.14-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45955 May 27, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026

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