CVE-2022-36946 Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-PERF-3138455
  • published3 Nov 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2022

Introduced: 27 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-36946  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 perf to version 0:5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-8267.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len.

CVSS Scores

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