Race Condition Affecting kernel-default package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.49.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELDEFAULT-6251711
  • published17 Feb 2024
  • disclosed15 Feb 2024

Introduced: 15 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-24860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-default to version 5.14.21-150500.55.49.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default package and not the kernel-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's bluetooth device driver in {min,max}_key_size_set() function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or denial of service issue.

CVSS Scores

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