Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel6.18-headers package, versions <1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL618HEADERS-19813303
  • published15 Sept 2026
  • disclosed10 Aug 2026

Introduced: 10 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-68270  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.18-headers to version 1:6.18.44-99.149.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2106.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.18-headers package and not the kernel6.18-headers 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:

drm/sysfb: Avoid possible truncation with calculating visible size

Calculating the visible size of the system framebuffer can result in truncation of the result. The calculation uses 32-bit arithmetics, which can overflow if the values for height and stride are large. Fix the issue by multiplying with mul_u32_u32().

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1