NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting iperf3-devel package, versions <0:3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.92% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-IPERF3DEVEL-8662865
  • published25 Jan 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2024

Introduced: 18 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53580  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 iperf3-devel to version 0:3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2736.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iperf3-devel package and not the iperf3-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

iperf v3.17.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the iperf_exchange_parameters() function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1