audit: fix exe mark UAF in kill_rules()
CVE-2026-98862 is fixed in 39 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98862, released October 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix exe mark UAF in kill_rules() kill_rules() removes mixed AUDIT_DIR and AUDIT_EXE rules when an audit tree is pruned. It drops entry->rule.exe before removing the rule from the RCU-visible filter lists. After a rule has been installed with AUDIT_ADD_RULE, which requires CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL, removing the watched directory can race with another task that is still evaluating the rule. In that case, fsnotify can free the executable mark before the reader reaches audit_mark_compare(), causing a use-after-free. KASAN reports: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in audit_mark_compare+0x8d/0xa0 Unlink the published rules from the RCU-visible lists and retain them on tree->rules for cleanup. If any rule has an executable mark, wait for a single RCU grace period before removing the marks and scheduling the entries for freeing. Otherwise, call_rcu() already provides the required deferred freeing without a synchronous wait.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.113-138.209 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.56-125.164 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98862 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98862 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98862 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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