Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-obs-build package, versions <5.3.18-150200.24.134.1


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-KERNELOBSBUILD-3061453
  • published25 Oct 2022
  • disclosed24 Oct 2022

Introduced: 24 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-obs-build to version 5.3.18-150200.24.134.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-obs-build package and not the kernel-obs-build 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

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