CVE-2026-90290 Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELTOOLSDEVEL-20869780
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed17 Sept 2026

Introduced: 17 Sep 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-tools-devel to version 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3197.

NVD Description

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

arm64: hibernate: Restore DAIF state on error

Sashiko AI has reported that if swsusp_mte_save_tags() for some reason fails we return from swsusp_arch_suspend() with DAIF being masked - that is not what we'd expect. Restore the saved DAIF state before returning from the error path.