Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERF-5880251
  • published3 Sept 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-27418  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 perf.

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.

A Use After Free vulnerability in Fedora Linux kernel 5.9.0-rc9 allows attackers to obatin sensitive information via vgacon_invert_region() function.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1