Use After Free Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <4.12.14-197.102.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELDEVEL-2676565
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Dec 2021

Introduced: 2 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-38204  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-devel to version 4.12.14-197.102.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations.

CVSS Scores

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