Improper Update of Reference Count Affecting perf6.18-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF618DEBUGINFO-17287920
  • published10 Jun 2026
  • disclosed1 May 2026

Introduced: 1 May 2026

CVE-2026-31732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-911  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.18-debuginfo to version 1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1746.

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:

gpio: Fix resource leaks on errors in gpiochip_add_data_with_key()

Since commit aab5c6f20023 ("gpio: set device type for GPIO chips"), gdev-&gt;dev.release is unset. As a result, the reference count to gdev-&gt;dev isn't dropped on the error handling paths.

Drop the reference on errors.

Also reorder the instructions to make the error handling simpler. Now gpiochip_add_data_with_key() roughly looks like:

>>> Some memory allocation. Go to ERR ZONE 1 on errors. >>> device_initialize().

gpiodev_release() takes over the responsibility for freeing the resources of gdev-&gt;dev. The subsequent error handling paths shouldn't go through ERR ZONE 1 again which leads to double free.

>>> Some initialization mainly on gdev. >>> The rest of initialization. Go to ERR ZONE 2 on errors. >>> Chip registration success and exit.

>>> ERR ZONE 2. gpio_device_put() and exit. >>> ERR ZONE 1.

CVSS Base Scores

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