Linux · Amazon Linux · Security advisory · March 16, 2026

ALAS2023-2026-1487: Security update for 22 packages

ALAS2023-2026-1487, released March 16, 2026, fixes 32 CVEs across 22 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
32
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
8.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0113
66th percentile

Priority of the 32 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 14 Routine 18

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
bpftool6.12amzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
bpftool6.12-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-6.12.73-95.123amzn 20231:1.0-0.amzn2023
kernel6.12amzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64amzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64amzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-develamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-headersamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-libbpfamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-libbpf-develamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-libbpf-staticamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-modules-extraamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-toolsamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
kernel6.12-tools-develamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
perf6.12amzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
perf6.12-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
python3-perf6.12amzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023
python3-perf6.12-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-23111 kernel-default: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes. The following security bu...7.8 0.0113 None reported
High CVE-2026-23193 kernel-rt-devel: The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high...7.8 0.0036 None reported
High CVE-2026-23230 smb: client: split cached_fid bitfields to avoid shared-byte RMW races8.4 0.0028 None reported
High CVE-2026-23209 bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: L...7.8 0.0018 None reported
High CVE-2026-23214 btrfs: reject new transactions if the fs is fully read-only8.4 0.0018 None reported
High CVE-2026-23204 kernel-core: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: L...8.1 0.0015 None reported
High CVE-2026-23224 erofs: fix UAF issue for file-backed mounts w/ directio option7.8 0.0014 None reported
High CVE-2026-23216 scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count()8.8 0.0014 None reported
High CVE-2026-23156 kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efivarfs: fix error propagation in efivar_entry_g...7.8 0.0014 None reported
High CVE-2026-23223 xfs: fix UAF in xchk_btree_check_block_owner7.8 0.0014 None reported
High CVE-2026-23168 kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: flex_proportions: make fprop_new_period() hardirq...7.8 0.0013 None reported
High CVE-2026-23215 x86/vmware: Fix hypercall clobbers8.4 0.0013 None reported
High CVE-2026-23161 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/shmem, swap: fix race of truncate and swap en...7.0 0.0010 None reported
High CVE-2026-31688 driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()7.8 n/a None reported
Routine CVE-2025-71268 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix reservation leak in some error paths...5.5 0.0033 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23177 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm, shmem: prevent infinite loop on truncate rac...5.5 0.0019 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23154 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix segmentation of forwarding fraglist GRO...5.5 0.0019 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23198 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Don't clobber irqfd routing type when deass...5.5 0.0015 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23169 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix race in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit(...5.6 0.0014 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23159 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: sched: Fix perf crash with new is_user_tas...6.1 0.0013 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23173 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: TC, delete flows only for existing pe...5.5 0.0013 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23200 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix ECMP sibling count mismatch when clear...5.5 0.0013 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23189 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix NULL pointer dereference in ceph_mds_a...5.5 0.0013 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23201 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix oops due to invalid pointer for kfree(...5.5 0.0013 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-23205 kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): * kernel: c...5.5 0.0013 None reported
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