Linux · Amazon Linux · Security advisory · July 20, 2026

ALAS2023-2026-1969: Security update for 19 packages

ALAS2023-2026-1969, released July 20, 2026, fixes 37 CVEs across 19 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVEs closed
37
5 rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
9.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0137
72nd percentile

Priority of the 37 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 5 High 27 Routine 5

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
bpftool6.18amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
bpftool6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-6.18.38-73.137amzn 20231:1.0-0.amzn2023
kernel6.18amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-develamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-headersamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-modules-extraamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-toolsamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
kernel6.18-tools-develamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
microvm-kernel6.18amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
perf6.18amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
perf6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
python3-perf6.18amzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023
python3-perf6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
Urgent CVE-2026-63800 pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()9.8 0.0064 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-63828 apparmor: mediate the implicit connect of TCP fast open sendmsg9.8 0.0017 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-63824 KEYS: fix overflow in keyctl_pkey_params_get_2()9.8 0.0017 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-63833 ntfs3: reject direct userspace writes to reserved $LX* xattrs9.8 0.0014 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-53403 fbdev: Fix fb_new_modelist to prevent null-ptr-deref in fb_videomode_to_var9.8 0.0013 None reported
High CVE-2026-53359 kpatch-patch-4_18_0-553_109_1: This is a kernel live patch module which can be loaded by the kpatch command line utility to modify the code of a run...8.8 0.0137 None reported
High CVE-2026-53394 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: avoid leaking pre-allocated openowner on u...7.5 0.0063 None reported
High CVE-2026-53398 NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup9.8 0.0054 None reported
High CVE-2026-53392 NFSv4/flexfiles: reject zero filehandle version count8.8 0.0053 None reported
High CVE-2026-53397 nfsd: fix posix_acl leak on SETACL decode failure8.8 0.0053 None reported
High CVE-2026-63808 kernel: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system9.8 0.0053 None reported
High CVE-2026-53391 NFSv4/pNFS: reject zero-length r_addr in nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr8.8 0.0052 None reported
High CVE-2026-63801 tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_decrypt_done8.8 0.0051 None reported
High CVE-2026-63830 net: skmsg: preserve sg.copy across SG transforms9.4 0.0044 None reported
High CVE-2026-53070 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: disable BH before calling udp_tunnel_xmit_...7.5 0.0030 None reported
High CVE-2026-53361 af_unix: Set gc_in_progress to true in unix_gc().8.8 0.0026 None reported
High CVE-2026-63810 block: Avoid mounting the bdev pseudo-filesystem in userspace7.1 0.0021 None reported
High CVE-2026-63807 KVM: x86/mmu: Ensure hugepage is in by slot before checking max mapping level8.8 0.0017 None reported
High CVE-2026-63826 fbdev: fix use-after-free in store_modes()7.1 0.0017 None reported
High CVE-2026-63823 keys: Pin request_key_auth payload in instantiate paths8.8 0.0016 None reported
High CVE-2026-63806 KVM: Replace guest-triggerable BUG_ON() in ioeventfd datamatch with get_unaligned()7.3 0.0016 None reported
High CVE-2026-64247 KVM: x86: hyper-v: Bound the bank index when querying sparse banks8.4 0.0016 None reported
High CVE-2026-63809 bpf: use kvfree() for replaced sysctl write buffer7.8 0.0015 None reported
High CVE-2026-63829 net: ip_gre: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink8.8 0.0015 None reported
High CVE-2026-53381 virtiofs: fix UAF on submount umount8.1 0.0014 None reported
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