Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2138401
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Jun 2018

Introduced: 1 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-14734  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-1062.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.

drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.11 allows ucma_leave_multicast to access a certain data structure after a cleanup step in ucma_process_join, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free).