Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PERF-6258964
  • published21 Feb 2024
  • disclosed15 Apr 2022

Introduced: 15 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-29581  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0930.

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.

Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1