Improper Null Termination Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERFDEBUGINFO-14431095
  • published17 Dec 2025
  • disclosed12 Nov 2025

Introduced: 12 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-40198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-170  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf-debuginfo to version 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1297.

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:

ext4: avoid potential buffer over-read in parse_apply_sb_mount_options()

Unlike other strings in the ext4 superblock, we rely on tune2fs to make sure s_mount_opts is NUL terminated. Harden parse_apply_sb_mount_options() by treating s_mount_opts as a potential __nonstring.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1