Improper Locking Affecting kernel-macros package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.80.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELMACROS-8109275
  • published28 Sept 2024
  • disclosed27 Sept 2024

Introduced: 27 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-43849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-macros to version 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

soc: qcom: pdr: protect locator_addr with the main mutex

If the service locator server is restarted fast enough, the PDR can rewrite locator_addr fields concurrently. Protect them by placing modification of those fields under the main pdr->lock.

CVSS Scores

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