Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting perf6.12-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.12.66-88.122.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF612DEBUGINFO-15920751
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Jan 2026

Introduced: 23 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.12-debuginfo to version 1:6.12.66-88.122.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1488.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf6.12-debuginfo package and not the perf6.12-debuginfo 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:

wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point

struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches.

struct iw_point { void __user pointer; / Pointer to the data (in user space) / __u16 length; / number of fields or size in bytes / __u16 flags; / Optional params */ };

Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.

CVSS Base Scores

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