NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting dlm-kmp-default package, versions <5.3.18-150200.24.191.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-DLMKMPDEFAULT-6855163
  • published16 May 2024
  • disclosed14 May 2024

Introduced: 14 May 2024

CVE-2021-47207  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 dlm-kmp-default to version 5.3.18-150200.24.191.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dlm-kmp-default package and not the dlm-kmp-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: gus: fix null pointer dereference on pointer block

The pointer block return from snd_gf1_dma_next_block could be null, so there is a potential null pointer dereference issue. Fix this by adding a null check before dereference.

CVSS Scores

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