Missing Authorization Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.52% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PERF-2604756
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2022

Introduced: 3 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-0492  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-0825.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly.

References

CVSS Scores

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