Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.3.18-24.75.3.9.34.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.28% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-2670480
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Jul 2021

Introduced: 21 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-22555  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-default-base to version 5.3.18-24.75.3.9.34.3 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.

A heap out-of-bounds write affecting Linux since v2.6.19-rc1 was discovered in net/netfilter/x_tables.c. This allows an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space

CVSS Scores

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