CVE-2022-50160 Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PERF-11444392
  • published5 Aug 2025
  • disclosed18 Jun 2025

Introduced: 18 Jun 2025

CVE-2022-50160  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 perf to version 0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1838.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

mtd: maps: Fix refcount leak in ap_flash_init

of_find_matching_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1