Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2026-435
Advisory Released Date: 2026-11-09
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-11-09
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period (CVE-2026-98432)
Affected Packages:
kernel-livepatch-6.18.51-120.162
Issue Correction:
Please ensure you have live patching enabled. Run dnf update kernel-livepatch-6.18.51-120.162 --releasever latest or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2026-435 --releasever latest to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation
New Packages:
aarch64:
kernel-livepatch-6.18.51-120.162-1.0-3.amzn2023.aarch64
src:
kernel-livepatch-6.18.51-120.162-1.0-3.amzn2023.src
x86_64:
kernel-livepatch-6.18.51-120.162-1.0-3.amzn2023.x86_64