Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.11.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PERF-2532986
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Aug 2018

Introduced: 21 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-10902  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-754.11.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0415.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that the raw midi kernel driver does not protect against concurrent access which leads to a double realloc (double free) in snd_rawmidi_input_params() and snd_rawmidi_output_status() which are part of snd_rawmidi_ioctl() handler in rawmidi.c file. A malicious local attacker could possibly use this for privilege escalation.