NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-7113576
  • published24 May 2024
  • disclosed21 May 2024

Introduced: 21 May 2024

CVE-2021-47257  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ieee802154: fix null deref in parse dev addr

Fix a logic error that could result in a null deref if the user sets the mode incorrectly for the given addr type.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1