Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.3.18-59.5.2.18.2.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-2677448
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 Jun 2021

Introduced: 15 Jun 2021

CVE-2020-25673  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-default-base to version 5.3.18-59.5.2.18.2.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel where non-blocking socket in llcp_sock_connect() leads to leak and eventually hanging-up the system.

CVSS Scores

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