Divide By Zero Affecting kernel-docs package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.22.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELDOCS-5912886
  • published21 Sept 2023
  • disclosed21 Sept 2023

Introduced: 21 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-20588  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-docs to version 5.14.21-150500.55.22.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A division-by-zero error on some AMD processors can potentially return speculative data resulting in loss of confidentiality.

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CVSS Scores

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