CVE-2023-52788 Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-8395487
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed21 May 2024

Introduced: 21 May 2024

CVE-2023-52788  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-9315.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i915/perf: Fix NULL deref bugs with drm_dbg() calls

When i915 perf interface is not available dereferencing it will lead to NULL dereferences.

As returning -ENOTSUPP is pretty clear return when perf interface is not available.

[tursulin: added stable tag] (cherry picked from commit 36f27350ff745bd228ab04d7845dfbffc177a889)

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