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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.33.1.el6

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PERF-2560101
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed31 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 31 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-2647  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-754.33.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-3548.

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.

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.

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