Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting perf6.18-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF618DEBUGINFO-20857699
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed24 Sept 2026

Introduced: 24 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-93817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf6.18-debuginfo to version 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3192.

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:

perf: Fix addr_filter_ranges lifetime

Lee Jia Jie reported that since event::addr_filter_ranges is used under RCU, it should be RCU freed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1