Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0386 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PERF-5162038
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed12 Oct 2016

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Introduced: 12 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-9084 (opens in a new tab) CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0386.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file.