Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-source package, versions <5.3.18-59.19.1


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-KERNELSOURCE-2668236
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Aug 2021

Introduced: 14 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-22543  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-source to version 5.3.18-59.19.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and can result in local privilege escalation.

CVSS Scores

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