CVE-2026-97453 Affecting perf package, versions <1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023
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- published29 Oct 2026
- disclosed24 Sept 2026
Introduced: 24 Sep 2026
CVE-2026-97453 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf to version 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3336.
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:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPICA: validate byte_count in acpi_ps_get_next_package_length()
Validate package length reading in acpi_ps_get_next_package_length().
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-97453
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/780f380c66b80030379bec65bb1bd09ce6f6d9fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bc0e8c3df689765ad5161eb3aed15de8544f5ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d49c6ee08365a8596f639da46eb7e71752b0cd42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e60db04eed9d6c5801d63f99cfd3af99b9a2c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b9904fc65d82bea4922a33038d075488954bcc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e0d26e6ec90340533722214b7a923521f91caa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/802f83e628b8fa6106428ef05d3fb03f99816fd6