Memory Leak Affecting reiserfs-kmp-default package, versions <4.12.14-150.78.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-REISERFSKMPDEFAULT-2668537
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Dec 2021

Introduced: 7 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-3764  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 reiserfs-kmp-default to version 4.12.14-150.78.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream reiserfs-kmp-default package and not the reiserfs-kmp-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is similar to the older CVE-2019-18808. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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