Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel6.18-tools package, versions <1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL618TOOLS-21802629
  • published29 Oct 2026
  • disclosed23 Oct 2026

Introduced: 23 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-98895  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.18-tools to version 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3192.

NVD Description

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

net/mlx5: HWS, Handle destroying table that has a miss table

If a table has a miss table that was created by 'mlx5hws_table_set_default_miss' API function, its miss_tbl keeps the table that points to it in a list. If such table is deleted, we need to also remove it from the miss_tbl list, otherwise the node in miss_tbl list will contain garbage.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1