Use After Free Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default package, versions <11-150200.2.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES152-KERNELLIVEPATCH53182467DEFAULT-3265185
  • published 14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 29 Mar 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default to version 11-150200.2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove in drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_usb_ms.c in memstick in the Linux kernel. In this flaw, a local attacker with a user privilege may impact system Confidentiality. This flaw affects kernel versions prior to 5.14 rc1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

7 high
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Red Hat

5.5 medium