Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.3.18-24.107.1.9.50.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-2645642
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Mar 2022

Introduced: 8 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-24958  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-763  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-default-base to version 5.3.18-24.107.1.9.50.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1