Improper Update of Reference Count Affecting kernel6.12-devel package, versions <1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL612DEVEL-17411368
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed27 May 2026

Introduced: 27 May 2026

CVE-2026-46005  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-911  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.12-devel to version 1:6.12.88-119.157.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1753.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.12-devel package and not the kernel6.12-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfs: fix a resource leak in xfs_alloc_buftarg()

In the error path, call fs_put_dax() to drop the DAX device reference.

CVSS Base Scores

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