Use After Free Affecting kernel-docs package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.36.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.82% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELDOCS-6049373
  • published7 Nov 2023
  • disclosed6 Nov 2023

Introduced: 6 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-docs to version 5.14.21-150500.55.36.1 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 use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.cinnvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation.

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