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AWS Security BulletinsCVE-2026-77234

Issue with FreeRTOS-Kernel - CVE-2026-77234, CVE-2026-77235, CVE-2026-77236, CVE-2026-77237

Severity not listed 4 CVEs Published Oct 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC

Summary

Bulletin ID: 2026-086-AWS

Scope: AWS

Content Type: Important (requires attention)

Publication Date: 08/21/2026 10:30 AM PDT

Description:

FreeRTOS-Kernel is a real-time operating system kernel for microcontrollers and small microprocessors. AWS identified four issues with FreeRTOS-Kernel, affecting multiple versions.

- CVE-2026-77234: This issue affects configurations that use the FreeRTOS MPU together with software timers; applications that do not use the FreeRTOS MPU are not affected.

- CVE-2026-77235: This issue affects ARM TrustZone (ARMv8-M) configurations; applications that do not use ARM TrustZone secure contexts are not affected.

- CVE-2026-77236: This issue affects ARM TrustZone (ARMv8-M) configurations; applications that do not use ARM TrustZone secure contexts are not affected.

- CVE-2026-77237: This issue affects builds with queue sets enabled; applications built without queue sets are not affected.

Impacted versions:

- CVE-2026-77234: >=7.0.0 AND <=11.3.0 (MPU-enabled ports)

- CVE-2026-77235: >=10.2.0 AND <=11.3.0 (ARMv8-M ports with TrustZone + MPU)

- CVE-2026-77236: >=10.2.0 AND <=11.3.0 (ARMv8-M ports with TrustZone)

- CVE-2026-77237: >=7.4.0 AND <=11.3.0 (MPU-enabled ports with configUSE_QUEUE_SETS=1)

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