Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-3842550
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 15 Jun 2020
Introduced: 15 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-10774 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-240.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4431.
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.
A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's versions before 4.18.0-193.el8 in the sysctl subsystem when reading the /proc/sys/kernel/rh_features file. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.