NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
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- published 26 Jan 2024
- disclosed 17 Jan 2023
Introduced: 17 Jan 2023
CVE-2023-0394 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0412.
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 NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in rawv6_push_pending_frames in net/ipv6/raw.c in the network subcomponent in the Linux kernel. This flaw causes the system to crash.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0394
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb3e9864cdbe35ff6378966660edbcbac955fe17
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230302-0005/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
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