NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-80.7.1.el8_0
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-4371668
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 7 May 2019
Introduced: 7 May 2019
CVE-2019-11810 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-80.7.1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1959.
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 issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.7. A NULL pointer dereference can occur when megasas_create_frame_pool() fails in megasas_alloc_cmds() in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c. This causes a Denial of Service, related to a use-after-free.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108286
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0003/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50484570
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11810
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcf3b67d16a4c8ffae0aa79de5853435e683945c
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bcf3b67d16a4c8ffae0aa79de5853435e683945c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00010.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1959
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4005-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/