Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting python3-perf6.12-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.12.114-139.210.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PYTHON3PERF612DEBUGINFO-22397007
  • published10 Nov 2026
  • disclosed23 Oct 2026

Introduced: 23 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-99027  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 python3-perf6.12-debuginfo to version 1:6.12.114-139.210.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3402.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-perf6.12-debuginfo package and not the python3-perf6.12-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:

net: team: stop reusing skb after queue override

A nonzero dev_queue_xmit() result does not return ownership of the skb. When an override port's qdisc drops it, the queue override helper used to try another port or the mode transmit op with the freed skb.

Return the handoff decision separately from transmit success. Select only the first override port under RCU and stop after handing it the skb, regardless of the lower transmit result. Keep the existing success and drop accounting.

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sk_skb_reason_drop Write of size 4 by task poc/5040 sk_skb_reason_drop (net/core/skbuff.c:1240) dev_kfree_skb_any_reason (net/core/dev.c:3470) ab_transmit (drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c:49) team_xmit (drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1849) __dev_direct_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4934) Freed by task 5040: __tcf_kfree_skb_list (net/sched/sch_generic.c:43) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4831) team_xmit (drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1846) Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...

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