Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_3-default package, versions <1-1.3.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-KERNELLIVEPATCH41214253DEFAULT-2761368
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-10087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_3-default to version 1-1.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_3-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-25_3-default 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.