Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_107-default package, versions <13-150200.2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELLIVEPATCH531824107DEFAULT-3263839
  • published19 Oct 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2022

Introduced: 18 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-42721  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_107-default to version 13-150200.2.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_107-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_107-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A list management bug in BSS handling in the mac80211 stack in the Linux kernel 5.1 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by local attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to corrupt a linked list and, in turn, potentially execute code.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1