Memory Leak Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-6234903
- published 8 Feb 2024
- disclosed 15 Nov 2022
Introduced: 15 Nov 2022
CVE-2022-45887 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0724.
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 through 6.0.9. drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c has a memory leak because of the lack of a dvb_frontend_detach call.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45887
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221115131822.6640-1-imv4bel@gmail.com/
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221115131822.6640-5-imv4bel@gmail.com/
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=517a281338322ff8293f988771c98aaa7205e457
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221115131822.6640-1-imv4bel%40gmail.com/
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221115131822.6640-5-imv4bel%40gmail.com/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0006/
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