Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1


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-7371984
  • published26 Jun 2024
  • disclosed25 Jun 2024

Introduced: 25 Jun 2024

CVE-2021-4148  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-354  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-default-base to version 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 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 vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's block_invalidatepage in fs/buffer.c in the filesystem. A missing sanity check may allow a local attacker with user privilege to cause a denial of service (DOS) problem.

CVSS Scores

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