Access of Uninitialized Pointer Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-PERF-6066386
  • published17 Nov 2023
  • disclosed23 Nov 2022

Introduced: 23 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-42895  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-824  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 perf to version 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6583.

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.

There is an infoleak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c's l2cap_parse_conf_req function which can be used to leak kernel pointers remotely. We recommend upgrading past commit  https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b1a2cd50c0357f243b7435a732b4e62ba3157a2e https://www.google.com/url

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