Deadlock Affecting kernel6.12-modules-extra-common package, versions <1:6.12.100-125.179.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL612MODULESEXTRACOMMON-19458083
  • published1 Sept 2026
  • disclosed15 Aug 2026

Introduced: 15 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-72100  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-833  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.12-modules-extra-common to version 1:6.12.100-125.179.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2057.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.12-modules-extra-common package and not the kernel6.12-modules-extra-common 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:

dm-integrity: fix a bug if the bio is out of limits

If dm_integrity_check_limits fails, the code would exit with DM_MAPIO_KILL. However, the range would be already locked at this point, and it wouldn't be unlocked, resulting in a deadlock. Let's move the limit check up, so that when it exits, no resources are leaked.

CVSS Base Scores

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