Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.76.1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PERF-4232307
  • published1 Dec 2022
  • disclosed30 Nov 2022

Introduced: 30 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-4139  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-305.76.1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:0496.

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.

An incorrect TLB flush issue was found in the Linux kernel’s GPU i915 kernel driver, potentially leading to random memory corruption or data leaks. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Scores

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