Improper Input Validation Affecting perf package, versions <0:6.1.111-120.187.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERF-8321349
  • published1 Nov 2024
  • disclosed27 Sept 2024

Introduced: 27 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-46865  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf to version 0:6.1.111-120.187.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-755.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fou: fix initialization of grc

The grc must be initialize first. There can be a condition where if fou is NULL, goto out will be executed and grc would be used uninitialized.

CVSS Scores

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