CVE-2026-93222 Affecting kernel-tools-devel package, versions <1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023
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- published13 Oct 2026
- disclosed24 Sept 2026
Introduced: 24 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-93222 (opens in a new tab)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:
signal: avoid shared siginfo namespace rewrites
send_signal_locked() rewrites sender ids for the target namespace. Group sends reuse the same siginfo, so one recipient can affect the next.
Copy the siginfo before changing it.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-93222
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03c8761e75d1619906bb503686f9cc1dfc6a67f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/148b0dae2a1755beb873a2aab51fb191414f068c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ee7c4e4719a825052f42f02ec159b5b42b68fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1de022304ef85284c5933a5fb8492f6f54efc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a246da20c8e4ae4319511c698b9f26ad0ad1769f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b655c2040ce836afad5643842543567b31f8c11d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d19cdc167e696714509e87d3f7ae765b6e164589
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e015d1ac6b43a23c52c5163299414ae77d7d4ae0