Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-64kb-devel package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.158.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-KERNEL64KBDEVEL-9527649
  • published27 Mar 2025
  • disclosed26 Mar 2025

Introduced: 26 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2022-0995  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-64kb-devel to version 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64kb-devel package and not the kernel-64kb-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s watch_queue event notification subsystem. This flaw can overwrite parts of the kernel state, potentially allowing a local user to gain privileged access or cause a denial of service on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1