Information Exposure Affecting kernel-default-livepatch-devel package, versions <5.3.18-150200.24.160.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDEFAULTLIVEPATCHDEVEL-5856143
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed23 Aug 2023

Introduced: 23 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-20569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-default-livepatch-devel to version 5.3.18-150200.24.160.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A side channel vulnerability on some of the AMD CPUs may allow an attacker to influence the return address prediction. This may result in speculative execution at an attacker-controlled address, potentially leading to information disclosure.

CVSS Scores

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