Race Condition Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_5-rt package, versions <1-150500.11.5.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELLIVEPATCH51421150500135RT-5772214
  • published12 Jul 2023
  • disclosed11 Jul 2023

Introduced: 11 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-33951  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_5-rt to version 1-150500.11.5.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_5-rt package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_5-rt package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition vulnerability was found in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel. The flaw exists within the handling of GEM objects. The issue results from improper locking when performing operations on an object. This flaw allows a local privileged user to disclose information in the context of the kernel.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1