NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uki-virt package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
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- published 4 Nov 2024
- disclosed 30 Apr 2024
Introduced: 30 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-52450 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-uki-virt to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:2394.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uki-virt package and not the kernel-uki-virt package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix NULL pointer dereference issue in upi_fill_topology()
Get logical socket id instead of physical id in discover_upi_topology() to avoid out-of-bound access on 'upi = &type->topology[nid][idx];' line that leads to NULL pointer dereference in upi_fill_topology()
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2394.html
- https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-52450.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1692cf434ba13ee212495b5af795b6a07e986ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d6f4a78b104c65e4256c3776c9949f49a1b459e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf1bf09e6b599758851457f3999779622a48d015