Linux · Amazon Linux · Security advisory · November 7, 2026

ALAS2023-2026-3251: Security update for 19 packages

ALAS2023-2026-3251, released November 7, 2026, fixes 169 CVEs across 19 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVEs closed
169
4 rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
9.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0076
55th percentile

Priority of the 169 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 4 High 64 Routine 101

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
bpftool6.18amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
bpftool6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-6.18.56-125.164amzn 20231:1.0-0.amzn2023
kernel6.18amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-develamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-headersamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-modules-extraamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-toolsamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
kernel6.18-tools-develamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
microvm-kernel6.18amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
perf6.18amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
perf6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
python3-perf6.18amzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023
python3-perf6.18-debuginfoamzn 20231:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
Urgent CVE-2026-98794 ipvs: filter some flags received in the backup server9.1 0.0022 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-98573 net: skbuff: fix pull-bound underflow in skb_checksum_setup_ipv6()9.4 0.0022 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-98621 net: gue: reject invalid REMCSUM offsets9.1 0.0022 None reported
Urgent CVE-2026-68399 bpf: Fix UAF in sock clone early bailouts9.8 0.0017 None reported
High CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period9.8 0.0076 None reported
High CVE-2026-98490 net: openvswitch: conntrack: fix helper UAF due to extensions realloc9.8 0.0070 None reported
High CVE-2026-98548 sctp: discard the rest of the packet on a stale-cookie error9.8 0.0069 None reported
High CVE-2026-98550 tipc: reject invalid and unexpected GRP_ACK_MSG to prevent bc_ackers underflow7.5 0.0068 None reported
High CVE-2026-98532 ipv6: do not let ipv6_find_hdr() return an offset past the packet end8.1 0.0061 None reported
High CVE-2026-98549 tcp: prevent collapsing skbs across boundary in rtx queue9.1 0.0056 None reported
High CVE-2026-98497 net/mlx5e: fix swapped IPv6 IPsec policy masks7.5 0.0046 None reported
High CVE-2026-80734 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: initialize inode mapping flags for cached...8.8 0.0042 None reported
High CVE-2026-98451 smb: client: use finish_no_open() for non-regular inodes8.8 0.0040 None reported
High CVE-2026-98479 scsi: libiscsi_tcp: Check the data direction of a Data-In PDU7.5 0.0039 None reported
High CVE-2026-98454 smb: client: fix create context out-of-bounds reads8.1 0.0039 None reported
High CVE-2026-98374 tcp: fix use-after-free of retransmit_skb_hint in tcp_send_synack()8.8 0.0029 None reported
High CVE-2026-98375 xen/netfront: drop RX packets with a short Ethernet header7.0 0.0022 None reported
High CVE-2026-98626 bpf: Restrict CO-RE poisoning to relocatable instructions7.1 0.0021 None reported
High CVE-2026-98034 bpf: Mark NULL kptr stores precise7.1 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-98463 linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Derive SCX_RQ_IN_WAKEUP from the core...n/a 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-98542 cgroup/cpuset: Return PERR_NOCPUS in remote_partition_enable() on subpartitions_cpus conflictn/a 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-98552 perf/core: Fix a refcount leak in attach_perf_ctx_data()n/a 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-98584 net/sched: fix potential stack infoleak in em_text_dump()n/a 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-98595 udp: remove a disconnected socket from the 4-tuple hash tablen/a 0.0020 None reported
High CVE-2026-98804 net: page_pool: fix use-after-free in page_pool_recycle_ring_bulk()n/a 0.0020 None reported
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