Memory Leak Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.1.12-17.42.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERFDEBUGINFO-10336602
  • published11 Jun 2025
  • disclosed27 Mar 2025

Introduced: 27 Mar 2025

CVE-2023-52937  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf-debuginfo to version 0:6.1.12-17.42.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-132.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf-debuginfo package and not the perf-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:

HV: hv_balloon: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at once.

CVSS Base Scores

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