Out-of-bounds Read Affecting perf package, versions <0:6.1.124-134.200.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-8662570
  • published25 Jan 2025
  • disclosed9 Nov 2024

Introduced: 9 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-50248  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf to version 0:6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-809.

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:

ntfs3: Add bounds checking to mi_enum_attr()

Added bounds checking to make sure that every attr don't stray beyond valid memory region.

CVSS Scores

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