NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-6208508
- published 28 Jan 2024
- disclosed 23 Jan 2024
Introduced: 23 Jan 2024
CVE-2024-0841 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3138.
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 the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
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