CVE-2024-35800 Affecting libperf package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-LIBPERF-7777420
  • published22 Aug 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2024

Introduced: 17 May 2024

CVE-2024-35800  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 libperf to version 0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:5363.

NVD Description

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

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

efi: fix panic in kdump kernel

Check if get_next_variable() is actually valid pointer before calling it. In kdump kernel this method is set to NULL that causes panic during the kexec-ed kernel boot.

Tested with QEMU and OVMF firmware.

CVSS Scores

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