Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-220.7.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PYTHONPERF-1438547
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2011

Introduced: 16 Dec 2011

CVE-2012-0038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 python-perf to version 0:2.6.32-220.7.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0350.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-perf package and not the python-perf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the xfs_acl_from_disk function in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a filesystem with a malformed ACL, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1