Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting python3-perf package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-PYTHON3PERF-9504038
  • published21 Mar 2025
  • disclosed28 Apr 2024

Introduced: 28 Apr 2024

CVE-2022-48632  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 python3-perf to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2394.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-perf package and not the python3-perf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i2c: mlxbf: prevent stack overflow in mlxbf_i2c_smbus_start_transaction()

memcpy() is called in a loop while 'operation->length' upper bound is not checked and 'data_idx' also increments.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1