Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-firmware package, versions <20200107-3.26.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELFIRMWARE-2641133
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Mar 2022

Introduced: 4 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-0072  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-firmware to version 20200107-3.26.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1