Incomplete Cleanup Affecting kernel-default-man package, versions <4.12.14-150000.150.92.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-KERNELDEFAULTMAN-2930313
  • published17 Jun 2022
  • disclosed16 Jun 2022

Introduced: 16 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-21166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-459  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 kernel-default-man to version 4.12.14-150000.150.92.2 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.

Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

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