Use After Free Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-0.30.20.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BPFTOOL-2948744
  • published6 Jul 2022
  • disclosed2 Jun 2022

Introduced: 2 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-1652  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-0.30.20.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9590.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a concurrency use-after-free flaw in the bad_flp_intr function. By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

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