Race Condition Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-6094596
- published 29 Nov 2023
- disclosed 2 Sep 2023
Introduced: 2 Sep 2023
CVE-2023-4732 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7539.
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 flaw was found in pfn_swap_entry_to_page in memory management subsystem in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw, an attacker with a local user privilege may cause a denial of service problem due to a BUG statement referencing pmd_t x.
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