In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
alpha: fix user-space corruption during memory compaction
Alpha systems can suffer sporadic user-space crashes and heap corruption when memory compaction is enabled.
Symptoms include SIGSEGV, glibc allocator failures (e.g. "unaligned tcache chunk"), and compiler internal errors. The failures disappear when compaction is disabled or when using global TLB invalidation.
The root cause is insufficient TLB shootdown during page migration. Alpha relies on ASN-based MM context rollover for instruction cache coherency, but this alone is not sufficient to prevent stale data or instruction translations from surviving migration.
Fix this by introducing a migration-specific helper that combines: - MM context invalidation (ASN rollover), - immediate per-CPU TLB invalidation (TBI), - synchronous cross-CPU shootdown when required.
The helper is used only by migration/compaction paths to avoid changing global TLB semantics.
Additionally, update flush_tlb_other(), pte_clear(), to use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() for correct SMP memory ordering.
This fixes observed crashes on both UP and SMP Alpha systems.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-static | May 19, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1045-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2049-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1055-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04 | Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
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