Race Condition Affecting kernel-default-livepatch-devel package, versions <5.3.18-150300.59.174.1


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-7985724
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed16 Sept 2024

Introduced: 16 Sep 2024

CVE-2023-1582  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-default-livepatch-devel to version 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 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.

A race problem was found in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the memory management sub-component in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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