Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-devel-azure package, versions <5.3.18-18.72.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDEVELAZURE-2658293
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Nov 2021

Introduced: 9 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-3655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-devel-azure to version 5.3.18-18.72.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in versions prior to v5.14-rc1. Missing size validations on inbound SCTP packets may allow the kernel to read uninitialized memory.

CVSS Scores

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