CVE-2025-71298 Affecting perf6.18-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF618DEBUGINFO-16739717
  • published18 May 2026
  • disclosed8 May 2026

Introduced: 8 May 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.18-debuginfo to version 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1711.

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:

drm/tests: shmem: Hold reservation lock around madvise

Acquire and release the GEM object's reservation lock around calls to the object's madvide operation. The tests use drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(), which led to errors such as show below.

[ 58.339389] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1352 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c:499 drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked+0xde/0x140

Only export the new helper drm_gem_shmem_madvise() for Kunit tests. This is not an interface for regular drivers.

CVSS Base Scores

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