Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-6675840
- published 27 Apr 2024
- disclosed 22 Oct 2022
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8
perf
to version 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2006
.
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 out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user generates a malicious (too big) networking packet when napi frags is enabled. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.