Improper Resource Locking Affecting kernel6.18-tools-devel package, versions <1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL618TOOLSDEVEL-19466973
  • published1 Sept 2026
  • disclosed15 Aug 2026

Introduced: 15 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-72363  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-413  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.18-tools-devel to version 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2071.

NVD Description

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

netfs: Fix folio state after ENOMEM whilst under writeback iteration

Fix the state of the current folio when ENOMEM occurs during writeback iteration. The folio needs to be redirtied and unlocked before the terminal writeback_iter() is invoked.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1