NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-macros package, versions <5.3.18-24.46.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-KERNELMACROS-2691664
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Jan 2021

Introduced: 14 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-11668  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-macros to version 5.3.18-24.46.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel before 5.6.1, drivers/media/usb/gspca/xirlink_cit.c (aka the Xirlink camera USB driver) mishandles invalid descriptors, aka CID-a246b4d54770.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1