NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf6.18-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF618DEBUGINFO-16736621
  • published18 May 2026
  • disclosed3 Apr 2026

Introduced: 3 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-23442  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.18-debuginfo to version 1:6.18.25-55.108.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1693.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf6.18-debuginfo package and not the perf6.18-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:

ipv6: add NULL checks for idev in SRv6 paths

__in6_dev_get() can return NULL when the device has no IPv6 configuration (e.g. MTU < IPV6_MIN_MTU or after NETDEV_UNREGISTER).

Add NULL checks for idev returned by __in6_dev_get() in both seg6_hmac_validate_skb() and ipv6_srh_rcv() to prevent potential NULL pointer dereferences.

CVSS Base Scores

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