Use After Free Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_27-rt package, versions <1-150500.11.3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELLIVEPATCH514211505001327RT-6123961
  • published13 Dec 2023
  • disclosed12 Dec 2023

Introduced: 12 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6039  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_27-rt to version 1-150500.11.3.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_27-rt package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_27-rt package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free flaw was found in lan78xx_disconnect in drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c in the network sub-component, net/usb/lan78xx in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system when the LAN78XX USB device detaches.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1