Memory Leak Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PERF-6676064
  • published27 Apr 2024
  • disclosed10 Feb 2023

Introduced: 10 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-7192  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

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.

A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.

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