Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1
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- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 28 Feb 2023
Introduced: 28 Feb 2023
CVE-2022-4378 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 perf to version 0:5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:0951.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0951.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0979.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-1566.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-1584.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0951
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0979
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1566
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1584
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171289/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0092-1.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152548
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-avoid-integer-type-confusion-in-get_proc_long.patch
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-proc_skip_spaces-shouldn-t-think-it-is-working-on-c-strings.patch
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/178
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