CVE-2026-46164

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.

High
CVSS
7.0
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile

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

ProductFixed inFixReleased
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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