linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix memory leaks in weighted_inter...
CVE-2026-46042 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1754, released May 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix memory leaks in weighted_interleave_auto_store() weighted_interleave_auto_store() fetches old_wi_state inside the if (!input) block only. This causes two memory leaks: 1. When a user writes "false" and the current mode is already manual, the function returns early without freeing the freshly allocated new_wi_state. 2. When a user writes "true", old_wi_state stays NULL because the fetch is skipped entirely. The old state is then overwritten by rcu_assign_pointer() but never freed, since the cleanup path is gated on old_wi_state being non-NULL. A user can trigger this repeatedly by writing "1" in a loop. Fix both leaks by moving the old_wi_state fetch before the input check, making it unconditional. This also allows a unified early return for both "true" and "false" when the requested mode matches the current mode. Reviewed by: Donet Tom <donettom@linux.ibm.com>
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.30-61.116 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.0.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46042 | May 27, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1754 | May 25, 2026 |
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