Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-default-man package, versions <4.12.14-197.15.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELDEFAULTMAN-2744297
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Aug 2019

Introduced: 6 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-14283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-default-man to version 4.12.14-197.15.1 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.

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, set_geometry in drivers/block/floppy.c does not validate the sect and head fields, as demonstrated by an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read. It can be triggered by an unprivileged local user when a floppy disk has been inserted. NOTE: QEMU creates the floppy device by default.

CVSS Scores

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