CVE-2024-40937 Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.3.18-150200.24.200.1.150200.9.103.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-7689737
  • published16 Aug 2024
  • disclosed15 Aug 2024

Introduced: 15 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-40937  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-default-base to version 5.3.18-150200.24.200.1.150200.9.103.1 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.

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

gve: Clear napi->skb before dev_kfree_skb_any()

gve_rx_free_skb incorrectly leaves napi->skb referencing an skb after it is freed with dev_kfree_skb_any(). This can result in a subsequent call to napi_get_frags returning a dangling pointer.

Fix this by clearing napi->skb before the skb is freed.

CVSS Scores

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