Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting kernel-zfcpdump package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.38.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-KERNELZFCPDUMP-3178050
  • published21 Dec 2022
  • disclosed20 Dec 2022

Introduced: 20 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-3903  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-zfcpdump to version 5.14.21-150400.24.38.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An incorrect read request flaw was found in the Infrared Transceiver USB driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources, causing denial of service or potentially crashing the system.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1