CVE-2026-98374

Public on 2026-10-07
Modified on 2026-10-13
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: fix use-after-free of retransmit_skb_hint in tcp_send_synack()
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2026-10-24 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2026-119 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2026-10-29 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.12 2026-10-29 ALAS2023-2026-3335 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.18 2026-10-24 ALAS2023-2026-3251 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H