NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default 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
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELLIVEPATCH514211505005588DEFAULT-8520891
  • published18 Dec 2024
  • disclosed17 Dec 2024

Introduced: 17 Dec 2024

CVE-2023-2166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default 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_55_88-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference issue was found in can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux before Linux. ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1