CVE-2024-36955 Affecting perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.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-PERF-8385693
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed30 May 2024

Introduced: 30 May 2024

CVE-2024-36955  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 perf to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.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 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:

ALSA: hda: intel-sdw-acpi: fix usage of device_get_named_child_node()

The documentation for device_get_named_child_node() mentions this important point:

" The caller is responsible for calling fwnode_handle_put() on the returned fwnode pointer. "

Add fwnode_handle_put() to avoid a leaked reference.

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