CVE-2026-80865 Affecting perf6.12-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.12.100-125.179.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF612DEBUGINFO-19811289
  • published15 Sept 2026
  • disclosed4 Sept 2026

Introduced: 4 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-80865  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.12-debuginfo to version 1:6.12.100-125.179.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2057.

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:

bpf: Add missing access_ok call to copy_user_syms

As reported by sashiko we use __get_user without prior access_ok call on the user space pointer. Adding the missing call for the whole pointer array.

Plus removing the err check in the error path, because it's not needed and also we can return -ENOMEM directly from the first kvmalloc_array fail path.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260611115503.AC16D1F00893@smtp.kernel.org/