Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting libbpf package, versions <0.8.0-1ubuntu22.10.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2210-LIBBPF-3087493
  • published27 Oct 2022
  • disclosed17 Oct 2022

Introduced: 17 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3533  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.10 libbpf to version 0.8.0-1ubuntu22.10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libbpf package and not the libbpf package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function parse_usdt_arg of the file tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c of the component BPF. The manipulation of the argument reg_name leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211031.

CVSS Base Scores

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