Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_34-default package, versions <19-150300.2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-KERNELLIVEPATCH53185934DEFAULT-3176046
  • published20 Dec 2022
  • disclosed19 Dec 2022

Introduced: 19 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-4378  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_34-default to version 19-150300.2.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_34-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_34-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1