NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2175585
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Jun 2019

Introduced: 3 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12614  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-1160.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.

An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).

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