Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELTOOLS-16711069
  • published16 May 2026
  • disclosed6 May 2026

Introduced: 6 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-43281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-805  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-tools to version 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1681.

NVD Description

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

mailbox: Prevent out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate()

Although it is guided that #mbox-cells must be at least 1, there are many instances of #mbox-cells = &lt;0&gt;; in the device tree. If that is the case and the corresponding mailbox controller does not provide fw_xlate and of_xlatefunction pointers,fw_mbox_index_xlate()` will be used by default and out-of-bounds accesses could occur due to lack of bounds check in that function.

CVSS Base Scores

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