NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-PERF-8338505
- published 4 Nov 2024
- disclosed 30 Apr 2024
Introduced: 30 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-6915 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 perf 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 perf package and not the perf package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A Null pointer dereference problem was found in ida_free in lib/idr.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow an attacker using this library to cause a denial of service problem due to a missing check at a function return.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2394.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-2950.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-3138.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6915
- https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-6915.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254982
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af73483f4e8b6f5c68c9aa63257bdd929a9c194a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
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