NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-BPFTOOL-5427864
  • published19 Apr 2023
  • disclosed25 Jul 2022

Introduced: 25 Jul 2022

CVE-2023-2177  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 bpftool to version 0:7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 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.

A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1