Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_120-default package, versions <13-150100.2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELLIVEPATCH41214150100197120DEFAULT-5903978
  • published16 Sept 2023
  • disclosed14 Sept 2023

Introduced: 14 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-2176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_120-default to version 13-150100.2.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_120-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_120-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in compare_netdev_and_ip in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c in RDMA in the Linux Kernel. The improper cleanup results in out-of-boundary read, where a local user can utilize this problem to crash the system or escalation of privilege.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1