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Unchecked Error Condition Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.2.3.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2102179
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Sept 2017
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Introduced: 13 Sep 2017

CVE-2018-1091  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-391  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-862.2.3.el7 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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a guest kernel crash can be triggered from unprivileged userspace during a core dump on a POWER host due to a missing processor feature check and an erroneous use of transactional memory (TM) instructions in the core dump path, leading to a denial of service.