NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-default-livepatch-devel package, versions <5.3.18-150300.59.115.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-KERNELDEFAULTLIVEPATCHDEVEL-3362495
  • published17 Mar 2023
  • disclosed16 Mar 2023

Introduced: 16 Mar 2023

CVE-2022-38096  (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 5.3.18-150300.59.115.2 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.

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privilege, causing a denial of service(DoS).

CVSS Scores

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