NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 9 May 2023
Introduced: 9 May 2023
CVE-2023-1382 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 perf to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2458.
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 data race flaw was found in the Linux kernel, between where con is allocated and con->sock is set. This issue leads to a NULL pointer dereference when accessing con->sock->sk in net/tipc/topsrv.c in the tipc protocol in the Linux kernel.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2148.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2458.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7077.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1382
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2148
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/bc7bd3183f1c275c820690fc65b708238fe9e38e.1668807842.git.lucien.xin@gmail.com/T/#u
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/bc7bd3183f1c275c820690fc65b708238fe9e38e.1668807842.git.lucien.xin%40gmail.com/T/#u
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