Information Exposure Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PERF-1389193
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2019

Introduced: 7 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-7222  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-147.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3517.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has an Information Leak.

References

CVSS Scores

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