NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERFDEBUGINFO-9524030
  • published27 Mar 2025
  • disclosed28 Dec 2024

Introduced: 28 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-56688  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perf-debuginfo 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-debuginfo package and not the perf-debuginfo 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:

sunrpc: clear XPRT_SOCK_UPD_TIMEOUT when reset transport

Since transport->sock has been set to NULL during reset transport, XPRT_SOCK_UPD_TIMEOUT also needs to be cleared. Otherwise, the xs_tcp_set_socket_timeouts() may be triggered in xs_tcp_send_request() to dereference the transport->sock that has been set to NULL.

CVSS Base Scores

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