NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-64kb package, versions <6.4.0-150600.23.14.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-KERNEL64KB-7551052
  • published23 Jul 2024
  • disclosed22 Jul 2024

Introduced: 22 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-26767  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 kernel-64kb to version 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64kb package and not the kernel-64kb package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

drm/amd/display: fixed integer types and null check locations

[why]: issues fixed:

  • comparison with wider integer type in loop condition which can cause infinite loops
  • pointer dereference before null check

CVSS Scores

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