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
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-BPFTOOL-8856998
  • published28 Feb 2025
  • disclosed21 Oct 2024

Introduced: 21 Oct 2024

CVE-2022-48992  (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.

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

ASoC: soc-pcm: Add NULL check in BE reparenting

Add NULL check in dpcm_be_reparent API, to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error. The issue occurred in fuzzing test.

CVSS Base Scores

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