Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting kernel-source package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.33.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-KERNELSOURCE-3128509
  • published19 Nov 2022
  • disclosed18 Nov 2022

Introduced: 18 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-3646  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-source to version 5.14.21-150400.24.33.1 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:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function nilfs_attach_log_writer of the file fs/nilfs2/segment.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211961 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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