Improper Initialization Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PERF-8365657
  • published9 Nov 2024
  • disclosed11 Sept 2024

Introduced: 11 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-45018  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:8856.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use

Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

CVSS Scores

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