Memory Leak Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERFDEBUGINFO-9521060
  • published27 Mar 2025
  • disclosed21 Oct 2024

Introduced: 21 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-50013  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf-debuginfo to version 0:6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-794.

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:

exfat: fix memory leak in exfat_load_bitmap()

If the first directory entry in the root directory is not a bitmap directory entry, 'bh' will not be released and reassigned, which will cause a memory leak.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1