CVE-2022-50161 Affecting python-perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.14.291-218.527.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPERFDEBUGINFO-12496928
  • published5 Sept 2025
  • disclosed18 Jun 2025

Introduced: 18 Jun 2025

CVE-2022-50161  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-perf-debuginfo 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 python-perf-debuginfo package and not the python-perf-debuginfo 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 of_flash_probe_versatile

of_find_matching_node_and_match() 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