CVE-2011-2905 Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERF-2051627
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Aug 2011

Introduced: 7 Aug 2011

CVE-2011-2905  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.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.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf_config function in tools/perf/util/config.c in perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted config file in the current working directory.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1