Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-source-azure package, versions <5.14.21-150500.33.14.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELSOURCEAZURE-5849943
  • published23 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-3268  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-source-azure to version 5.14.21-150500.33.14.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An out of bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel in relay_file_read_start_pos in kernel/relay.c in the relayfs. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information.

CVSS Scores

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