Improper Locking Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-6857428
  • published16 May 2024
  • disclosed15 May 2024

Introduced: 15 May 2024

CVE-2024-0639  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-default-base to version 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel’s SCTP subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.

CVSS Scores

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