Use After Free Affecting kernel-syms-azure package, versions <5.14.21-150400.14.21.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-KERNELSYMSAZURE-3123242
  • published17 Nov 2022
  • disclosed15 Nov 2022

Introduced: 15 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-1882  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-syms-azure to version 5.14.21-150400.14.21.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s pipes functionality in how a user performs manipulations with the pipe post_one_notification() after free_pipe_info() that is already called. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1