CVE-2023-2019 Affecting kernel-default-extra package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.63.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-KERNELDEFAULTEXTRA-5507906
  • published10 May 2023
  • disclosed9 May 2023

Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2023-2019  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-default-extra to version 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netdevsim device driver, within the scheduling of events. This issue results from the improper management of a reference count. This may allow an attacker to create a denial of service condition on the system.

CVSS Scores

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