NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <5.3.18-24.78.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDEVEL-2668618
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Aug 2021

Introduced: 17 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3659  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-devel to version 5.3.18-24.78.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking subsystem in the way the user closes the LR-WPAN connection. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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