ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2026-398


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2026-398
Advisory Released Date: 2026-09-30
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-09-30
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

af_unix: Unlink scc_entry in unix_del_edge(). (CVE-2026-80521)


Affected Packages:

kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.136


Issue Correction:
Please ensure you have live patching enabled. Run dnf update kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.136 --releasever latest or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023LIVEPATCH-2026-398 --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-6.18.36-69.136-1.0-8.amzn2023.aarch64

src:
    kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.136-1.0-8.amzn2023.src

x86_64:
    kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.136-1.0-8.amzn2023.x86_64