# CVE-2026-46106: eventfs: Hold eventfs_mutex and SRCU when remount walks events

CVE-2026-46106 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1753, released May 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46106
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0012
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: May 25, 2026
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46106

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  eventfs: Hold eventfs_mutex and SRCU when remount walks events  Commit 340f0c7067a9 ("eventfs: Update all the eventfs_inodes from the events descriptor") had eventfs_set_attrs() recurse through ei->children on remount.  The walk only holds the rcu_read_lock() taken by tracefs_apply_options() over tracefs_inodes, which is wrong:    - list_for_each_entry over ei->children races with the list_del_rcu()     in eventfs_remove_rec() -- LIST_POISON1 deref, same shape as     d2603279c7d6.   - eventfs_inodes are freed via call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, ...).     rcu_read_lock() does not extend an SRCU grace period, so ti->private     can be reclaimed under the walk.   - The writes to ei->attr race with eventfs_set_attr(), which holds     eventfs_mutex.  Reproducer:    while :; do mount -o remount,uid=$((RANDOM%1000)) /sys/kernel/tracing; done &   while :; do       echo "p:kp submit_bio" > /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events       echo > /sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events   done  Wrap the events portion of tracefs_apply_options() in eventfs_remount_lock()/_unlock() that take eventfs_mutex and srcu_read_lock(&eventfs_srcu).  eventfs_set_attrs() doesn't sleep so the nested rcu_read_lock() is fine; lockdep_assert_held() pins the contract.  Comment in tracefs_drop_inode() said "RCU cycle" -- it is SRCU.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bpftool6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | bpftool6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | bpftool6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | bpftool6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.12.88-119.157 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.18.30-61.116 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.88-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-46106.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.0.7-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-46106.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1753](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1753.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.30-61.116.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1754](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1754.md) | May 25, 2026 |

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