Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERF-2035081
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Sept 2010

Introduced: 15 Sep 2010

CVE-2010-3067  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the do_io_submit function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-next-20100915 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the io_submit system call.

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