btrfs: fix double free in create_space_info_sub_group() error path
CVE-2026-46164 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1816, released June 8, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix double free in create_space_info_sub_group() error path When kobject_init_and_add() fails, the call chain is: create_space_info_sub_group() -> btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() -> kobject_init_and_add() -> failure -> kobject_put(&sub_group->kobj) -> space_info_release() -> kfree(sub_group) Then control returns to create_space_info_sub_group(), where: btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() returns error -> kfree(sub_group) Thus, sub_group is freed twice. Keep parent->sub_group[index] = NULL for the failure path, but after btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() has called kobject_put(), let the kobject release callback handle the cleanup.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.90-120.164 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.33-63.124 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.176-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46164 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.90-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46164 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.0.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46164 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.90-120.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1816 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1866 | Jun 22, 2026 |
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