NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PYTHONPERF-8518388
  • published18 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Oct 2024

Introduced: 21 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-49877  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 python-perf to version 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12884.

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, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ocfs2: fix possible null-ptr-deref in ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate

When doing cleanup, if flags without OCFS2_BH_READAHEAD, it may trigger NULL pointer dereference in the following ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate() if bh is NULL.

CVSS Base Scores

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