Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-5837671
  • published 10 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 29 Jul 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7077.

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.

Rejected reason: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208. Reason: This record is a duplicate of CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208 instead of this record. All references and descriptions in this record have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.8 high
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SUSE

6.7 medium