Out-of-bounds Read Affecting perf6.18-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF618DEBUGINFO-20859762
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Aug 2026

Introduced: 15 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-74258  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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:

bpf: Guard __get_user acesss with access_ok for uprobe_multi data

As reported by sashiko [1] we need to use access_ok to check the user space data bounds before we use __get-user to get it.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260610145235.CB1441F00893@smtp.kernel.org/

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