Use After Free Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:4.14.35-1844.4.5.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PYTHONPERF-2544589
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2019

Introduced: 18 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-8912  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 python-perf to version 0:4.14.35-1844.4.5.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4612.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-perf package and not the python-perf package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel through 4.20.11, af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr.

CVSS Scores

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