Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-syms package, versions <4.12.14-150100.197.126.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELSYMS-3060424
  • published24 Oct 2022
  • disclosed22 Oct 2022

Introduced: 22 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-20008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-syms to version 4.12.14-150100.197.126.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In mmc_blk_read_single of block.c, there is a possible way to read kernel heap memory due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure if reading from an SD card that triggers errors, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-216481035References: Upstream kernel

CVSS Scores

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