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Buffer Overflow Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2110832
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 2 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 2 Dec 2017

CVE-2018-5848 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-120 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-957.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 function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.