Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-default-man package, versions <4.12.14-197.61.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELDEFAULTMAN-2700735
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Oct 2020

Introduced: 13 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-14390  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-default-man to version 4.12.14-197.61.1 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:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc6. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.

CVSS Scores

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