Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERF-2151104
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Mar 2015

Introduced: 21 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-8830  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-754.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 aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.

CVSS Scores

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