Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-default-man package, versions <4.12.14-25.3.1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-KERNELDEFAULTMAN-2762901
- published14 Apr 2022
- disclosed27 Jul 2018
Introduced: 27 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-10087 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.0 kernel-default-man to version 4.12.14-25.3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-man package and not the kernel-default-man package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.
The kernel_wait4 function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service by triggering an attempted use of the -INT_MIN value.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10087.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1087082
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089608
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1091815
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dd83c161fbcc5d8be637ab159c0de015cbff5ba4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103774
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd83c161fbcc5d8be637ab159c0de015cbff5ba4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2972021
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/