NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libbpf-debuginfo package, versions <0:0.5.0-2.amzn2.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBBPFDEBUGINFO-3343054
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed19 Oct 2022

Introduced: 19 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3606  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libbpf-debuginfo to version 0:0.5.0-2.amzn2.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1969.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function find_prog_by_sec_insn of the file tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211749 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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