Double Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-PERF-8099825
  • published27 Sept 2024
  • disclosed1 May 2024

Introduced: 1 May 2024

CVE-2024-26930  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 perf to version 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-6997.

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.

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer

Coverity scan reported potential risk of double free of the pointer ha->vp_map. ha->vp_map was freed in qla2x00_mem_alloc(), and again freed in function qla2x00_mem_free(ha).

Assign NULL to vp_map and kfree take care of NULL.

CVSS Scores

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