NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-PERF-20810176
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-98308  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 perf.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: hda: trace PCM open only after assigning a stream

Stream assignment can fail when hardware streams are exhausted. Move the tracepoint after the NULL check because its payload accesses the assigned stream tag.

Detected by static analysis and reviewed with AI-assisted source auditing.

CVSS Base Scores

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