Information Exposure Affecting kernel-docs package, versions <5.3.18-150200.24.148.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
97.55% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELDOCS-5417293
  • published11 Apr 2023
  • disclosed6 Jul 2023

Introduced: 11 Apr 2023

CVE-2017-5753  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-docs to version 5.3.18-150200.24.148.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

References

CVSS Scores

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