Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting perf-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
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- published 5 Jan 2023
- disclosed 30 Jun 2022
Introduced: 30 Jun 2022
CVE-2022-2078 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 perf-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:7683.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf-debuginfo package and not the perf-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux.
See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2078
- https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-2078.json
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161