NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-default-livepatch-devel package, versions <5.3.18-59.24.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-KERNELDEFAULTLIVEPATCHDEVEL-2668336
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Sept 2021

Introduced: 23 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-38206  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-default-livepatch-devel to version 5.3.18-59.24.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, when a device supporting only 5 GHz is used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference in the radiotap parser) by injecting a frame with 802.11a rates.

CVSS Scores

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