Use After Free Affecting gfs2-kmp-default package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.33.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-GFS2KMPDEFAULT-3127576
  • published19 Nov 2022
  • disclosed18 Nov 2022

Introduced: 18 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-2978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 gfs2-kmp-default to version 5.14.21-150400.24.33.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gfs2-kmp-default package and not the gfs2-kmp-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

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