NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-BPFTOOL-12714931
  • published16 Sept 2025
  • disclosed15 Sept 2025

Introduced: 15 Sep 2025

CVE-2022-50327  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 bpftool to version 0:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value

The return value of acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() could be NULL, which would cause a NULL pointer dereference to occur in acpi_device_hid().

[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits, added empty line after if () ]

CVSS Base Scores

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