In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
arm64: tlb: Flush walk cache when unsharing PMD tables
When huge_pmd_unshare() is called to unshare a PMD table, the tlb_unshare_pmd_ptdesc() function sets tlb->unshared_tables=true but the aarch64 tlb_flush() only checked tlb->freed_tables to determine whether to use TLBF_NONE (vae1is, invalidates walk cache) or TLBF_NOWALKCACHE (vale1is, leaf-only).
This caused the stale PMD page table entry to remain in the walk cache after unshare, potentially leading to incorrect page table walks.
Fix by including unshared_tables in the check, so that when unsharing tables, TLBF_NONE is used and the walk cache is properly invalidated.
Here is the detailed distinction between vae1is and vale1is:
| Instruction Combination | Actual Invalidation Scope | | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------| | `VAE1IS` + TTL=`0` | All entries at all levels (full invalidation) | | `VAE1IS` + TTL=`2` (L2) | Non-leaf at Level 0/1 + leaf at Level 2 | | `VALE1IS` + TTL=`0` | Leaf entries at all levels (non-leaf not cleared) | | `VALE1IS` + TTL=`2` (L2) | Leaf entry at Level 2 only |
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-coreUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-64k-coreUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-64k-modulesUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-64kUpgrade kernel-64kUpgrade kernel-64k-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debug-coreUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-64k-modules | Oct 11, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.258-257.1041Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.210-148.245Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perf | Aug 2, 2026 | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.176-220.358Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.94-123.174Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.35-68.127Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools | Aug 10, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution existsUpgrade kernel-rt | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade perfUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade rvUpgrade libperf-debuginfo | Oct 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
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| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
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