CVE-2023-51779 Affecting kernel-default package, versions <5.3.18-150300.59.147.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-KERNELDEFAULT-6179884
  • published19 Jan 2024
  • disclosed18 Jan 2024

Introduced: 18 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-51779  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-default to version 5.3.18-150300.59.147.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default package and not the kernel-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

bt_sock_recvmsg in net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c in the Linux kernel through 6.6.8 has a use-after-free because of a bt_sock_ioctl race condition.

CVSS Scores

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