Use After Free Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <4.12.14-150100.197.114.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.87% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-2931431
  • published18 Jun 2022
  • disclosed17 Jun 2022

Introduced: 17 Jun 2022

CVE-2021-20292  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-default-base to version 4.12.14-150100.197.114.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-base package and not the kernel-default-base package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a flaw reported in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9 in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_sgdma.c in nouveau_sgdma_create_ttm in Nouveau DRM subsystem. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker with a local account with a root privilege, can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1