Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting perf6.18-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF618DEBUGINFO-18530469
  • published5 Aug 2026
  • disclosed19 Jul 2026

Introduced: 19 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-63823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.18-debuginfo to version 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1969.

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:

keys: Pin request_key_auth payload in instantiate paths

A: request_key() B: KEYCTL_INSTANTIATE_IOV ================ =========================

create auth key store rka in auth key wait for helper get auth key load rka from auth key copy user payload sleep on #PF

helper completed detach and free rka destroy auth key wake up use rka->target_key USE-AFTER-FREE

Give request_key_auth payloads a refcount. Take a payload reference while authkey->sem stabilizes the payload and revocation state. Hold that reference across the instantiate and reject paths. Drop the auth key owning reference from revoke and destroy.

[jarkko: Replaced the first two paragraphs of text with an actual concurrency scenario.]

CVSS Base Scores

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