Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting kernel-default-devel package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.39.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELDEFAULTDEVEL-6128034
  • published15 Dec 2023
  • disclosed12 Dec 2023

Introduced: 12 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-45871  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-default-devel to version 5.14.21-150500.55.39.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c in the IGB driver in the Linux kernel before 6.5.3. A buffer size may not be adequate for frames larger than the MTU.

CVSS Scores

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