NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-8528222
  • published19 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Aug 2024

Introduced: 21 Aug 2024

CVE-2023-52904  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12887.

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:

ALSA: usb-audio: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in snd_usb_pcm_has_fixed_rate()

The subs function argument may be NULL, so do not use it before the NULL check.

CVSS Base Scores

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