Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-obs-build package, versions <4.12.14-197.105.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELOBSBUILD-2652886
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Feb 2022

Introduced: 10 Feb 2022

CVE-2021-43975  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-obs-build to version 4.12.14-197.105.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel through 5.15.2, hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c allows an attacker (who can introduce a crafted device) to trigger an out-of-bounds write via a crafted length value.

CVSS Scores

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